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Employment Law Articles from Bartlett Law

Employment Law Articles from Bartlett Law

Written warning’s smelly outcome

On January 1, 2008 By Bartlett Law
Cyril, a public servant, hosted our recent book group meeting. He is senior and bright but can be rather pedantic. I was the first there and found Cyril eating his dinner. He had been delayed at work. His manager had [...]
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Are you an employee or a contractor?

On January 1, 2008 By Bartlett Law
When is a worker an employee or a contractor? Late last year I wrote about an Employment Court case brought by James Bryson, a model maker on The Lord of the Rings movies. The Court decided he was an employee. [...]
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Welcome to some sticky questions

On January 1, 2008 By Bartlett Law
Dear Reader Thank-you for applying to work on this column. Welcome to your job interview. I’m now going to ask you some questions. As I must comply with the employment laws, I’ll tell you as we go along if my [...]
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Sick leave can be a headache

On September 17, 2007 By Bartlett Law
Earlier this year Neil, a clothing factory owner and member of my book group, had problems with employees suffering from “Mondayitis”. Neil’s solution was to tell them that when they had used their annual sick leave entitlement they would not [...]
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Lesson in long-term planning for short-term jobs

On August 6, 2007 By Bartlett Law
Gone are the days when new employees were hired to start work immediately. If there wasn’t much work, you hired them, and they stayed until the work ran out. Now such arrangements have to be planned and recorded in advance, [...]
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Dealing with the office bully

On May 1, 2007 By Bartlett Law
It isn’t always easy getting people to work together. Though they may share similar goals, the methods they use to achieve these can differ. Take the book group I belong to. Last time we met, Cyril suggested a book for [...]
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Emergency duties must be known

On January 5, 2006 By Bartlett Law
Everyone seems to be discussing bird flu these days. I wasn’t surprised when it came up at our recent book group meeting. Our new member Barbara runs a recruitment and temping business. She said, while we were having a cup [...]
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Wizard ways to stop clients being stolen

On August 8, 2005 By Bartlett Law
Are Harry Potter books the best-sellers of all time? This worried our recent book group meeting. No one had dared select the latest, but Harry still came up. Hairdresser Karin said her clients talked about him for days. She wished [...]
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Job restructuring needs to be handled with care

On March 12, 2005 By Bartlett Law
I sometimes wonder what became of Mr Cox. He was a highly valued executive with Philips Industries in England. A rival company tried to entice him away. Philips responded with a promotion and a pay rise. Later, foolishly as it [...]
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