Looking after the health of your employees is good for business
Creating a fit-for-purpose workplace According to recent research, one in four women and one in five men in England are defined as inactive, doing less than 30 minutes of moderate […]
Helping employers create a mentally healthy working environment
Most people will experience stress at some point in their life, and research indicates that one in four of us will, but constant or extreme stress is bad for both […]
Advice if snow arrives this week
The Jersey Met Office is forecasting that snow showers could arrive on Tuesday. With the prospect of the Island grinding to a halt, Law At Work Director Richard Plaster explains […]
It’s a bumper year of employment-related legislation. Are you prepared?
2018 is a set to be a busy year for employment professionals in Jersey with a raft of new legislation likely to be introduced. At some point this year, whether […]
Is a Secret Santa worth the risk?
Secret Santa has become a much loved and accepted office tradition, but that doesn’t mean that everyone wants to participate or has the financial means to do so. Also, some […]
A Very Legal and Safe Christmas Party to All!
‘Tis the season of madness again and, for employers, there is so much that can go wrong from employees injuring themselves putting up the office decorations, to staffing shortages […]
Is it time to stamp out banter in the workplace? Qs and As
Thank you to everyone who sent in questions for our online clinic on banter in the workplace. Here is a summary of the questions and answers: What is ‘unacceptable’? Can […]
How equality, diversity and inclusion works for us
At LAW, we talk about difference a lot to our clients and amongst ourselves. Unlike a number of organisations that believe Jersey’s discrimination law has shut down all ability […]
Brexit: what does it mean for employers and employees?
Much of UK employment-and-discrimination-related legislation is direct UK law. In the short to medium term such legislation is unlikely to see much change but, where that law was initially shaped by […]
The death of office banter?
“Are jokes now banned in the office?”: one of the most common questions we hear when we’re training people in the new Discrimination Law in Jersey. There is a real fear […]
Flexible working online clinic update
Did you know that staff who have unpaid caring responsibilities for anyone, including children and the elderly (whether related to them or not), now have the legal right to request […]
The start of Ramadan
Employers mustn’t forget race discrimination in amongst all the talk about the new sex discrimination law! So, in keeping with previous posts on festivals for world religions, here’s another for you […]
Tribunal roundup
Saunders v J M & K S Limited t/a Salon 7 Hair – HELD This was a claim for unpaid wages. In essence, it was a dispute about the terms […]
Anti-Discrimination Training Lesson 1: Eid-ul-Fitr
As part of less formal ongoing race discrimination training, we thought we’d produce some bulletins on other races and their employment/goods and services requirements for our clients. So, lesson 1 is about the festival […]
Celebrating a Decade of Advisory Excellence
Law At Work, the Channel Islands’ employment relations specialists, marked its 10th anniversary of advising Channel Island businesses in the fields of employment rights, human resources, and health and safety, […]
Press Release: New Maternity Law (Jersey)
Heidi Gibaut, Executive Director at Jersey’s leading employment relations specialists Law At Work, said: “This new law will be welcomed by those wishing to start a family, however, the pressure […]
Discrimination: in Black and White
How does one concise into a bite-size article the imminent iceberg of anti-discrimination law (or to give it its official title, the Discrimination (Jersey) Law 2013) that is to become […]
What Does Guernsey Disability Discrimination Legislation Mean for Employers?
The Disability and Inclusion Strategy At the end of November 2013, the States members debated a new Policy Council initiative called “The Disability and Inclusion Strategy”. The strategy aims to […]
