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Alcohol at work Christmas parties can cause a raft of problems from inclusivity issues to serious sexual misconduct and employers should consider switching to more sedate alternatives.

However, employers need to recognise the potential for unforeseeable consequences. It is difficult to predict the exact extent of how AI will be utilised and integrated into our daily lives.

There is a balancing act between the employee's rights to privacy and the employer's rights to manage the employment relationship. Such monitoring would also involve processing data where individuals can be identified.

In a world where data has become more valuable than oil, the importance of data protection and privacy cannot be overstated. Employees and individuals have the right to access personal information organisations hold about them.

Business leaders should focus on effective wellbeing strategies rather than “nice-to-haves” like lunchtime yoga sessions or Friday drinks, an employment expert has advised.

The rising cost of living and the working environment post-COVID have contributed to an increase in the number of employees facing mental health problems

The cases for which employment tribunals are best known are unfair dismissal and redundancy claims.

Businesses should ensure they have a thorough disciplinary process in place to deal with allegations of misconduct and inappropriate behaviour, a legal expert said today in light of the BBC scandal.

Three seperate private member Bills received Royal Assent on the 24 May 2023.

Labour’s plans to restrict bosses from contacting employees outside of working hours could help ease growing mental health problems in the workplace, according to an employment law expert.

Companies must make reasonable adjustments to accommodate neurodiverse employees or risk being taken to a tribunal and ordered to pay compensation an employment lawyer has warned.

With Ramadan beginning on March 22, a leading West Midlands legal firm has issued advice and guidelines for employers whose staff wish to observe this important Muslim holy month.