And so it begins…

And so it begins…

Here we are again… another Monday. I don’t know about you, but I feel like time is just whizzing by at the moment. For once, however, after everyone having such a hard time in this pandemic, I genuinely think there is a new buzz in the air, a more positive and happy...
Friday Fun

Friday Fun

This week I was both amused and bemused to read of a story of an employee (based in Italy, not the UK) who has been absent from work for 15 years!!!! Yes, 15 years!!! Named “King of absentees”, the gentleman who is now 67 years old, has been paid on full pay during...
Returning to normal for right to work checks

Returning to normal for right to work checks

Well, I am back after a week off in the glorious sunshine last week – what a treat! Sunshine, pubs and shops back open and generally more of a feeling of normality. That theme continues in my tip-bit today… Around the start of the restrictions last year, the...
And so it begins…

Material difference

Well…what a difference a week makes! Last week, although a bit eventful for me, felt somewhat freeing. Seeing all the businesses re-opening, feeling the buzz of people being able to venture out for a pub lunch and even the weather seemed to perk up, as if it knew what...
Friday Fun

Friday Fun

Well, today I have changed the usual Friday Fact to Friday Fun as I am always a little bit amused when solicitors end up at the Employment Tribunal! This week, a Tribunal found that a solicitor had been unfairly dismissed for refusing to sign a furlough agreement. She...