Keely Rushmore

The Information Commissioner has issued a record £400,000 monetary penalty notice to TalkTalk Telecom Group plc for failing to keep personal data secure.

Christmas is inevitably one of the most popular periods for employees to request off but how do you handle lots of different people wanting time off?

Amendments to the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003, announced and to be introduced in spring 2017.

A rota, ballot, or first come first served system could all help with multiple holiday requests over Christmas.

Workers are now entitled to request flexible hours. Deal with them fairly to avoid falling foul of the law.

For the first time ever there will soon be five generations in the workplace.

Keely Rushmore explains how the lack of communication over worker's rights could be creating barriers for businesses and explains the best ways to ensure…

It’s well established that workers are entitled to receive their “normal remuneration” during the four weeks of annual leave under the Working Time…

Just recently we have seen a report which looks into Mark Clarke’s conduct, the Tory who has been accused of bullying and was named in Elliott Johnson’s…

Undetected or unresolved bullying at work can have a detrimental impact on employee morale and performance, absence levels, and staff turnover, and if…

First published in City A.M. SA Law Senior Associate Keely Rushmore explains how a little gossip over a coffee break can be potentially destructive in…

SA Law Senior Associate Keely Rushmore explains in The Guardian how best to handle bullying and harassment in the workplace...

Undetected or unresolved bullying at work can have a detrimental impact on employee morale and performance, absence levels, and staff turnover, and if…

Publication: People Management

Publication: People ManagementThe remedy for a successful unfair dismissal claim is usually compensation but employment tribunals do have alternative…

Chelsea Football Club’s (now former) first-team doctor, Eva Carneiro, first hit the headlines last summer after being publically criticised by Jose…

Publication: CIPD HR InformThe holiday pay legal saga looks set to continue for the foreseeable future. But in the meantime, employers need to be looking…

Employment policies are vital to ensure that both employers and employees understand their respective obligations, and how the working relationship should…

Publication: HR MagazineA recent employment tribunal decision has placed Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust at the centre of a tabloid frenzy,…

Publication: City A.MCyber crime targeting British businesses has rocketed 130 per cent over the past two years, with so-called “silver fraudsters”…

The government has published long awaited details of the proposed Equality Act (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations 2016 as part of its ongoing commitment…

An employee has described how she contemplated suicide after suffering discrimination on grounds of her dyslexia, by her employer, Starbucks.The employment…

Publication: HR MagazineWhistleblowing is once again in the spotlight with the news that the former Co-operative Group procurement director, Kath Harmeston…

Publication: People ManagementA recent case, involving a female banker, shows the potential cost of defending discrimination cases. The case demonstrates…