Misconduct: Employees behaving badly – can employers dismiss for bad behaviour outside the workplace?

In light of high-profile incidents over the summer, Michelle Clarke investigates employers’ ability to discipline employees whose conduct outside work has caused public outrage Employers should give careful thought to the facts that are known, or the details that they need to uncover, and decide whether there is a link between the employee’s misbehaviour and …
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Reputational risk: Prepare to have right on your side when making efficiency savings

Gillian Duffy considers how businesses can protect their reputation when making difficult decisions about redundancies and pay cuts If business decisions like redundancies are getting the attention of mainstream or social media audiences, the key is to not panic. As the UK officially enters recession, we are seeing perhaps the toughest landscape in the corporate …
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