Mar 18, 2021 | Advice, All Members
Brexit, Covid, Megxit… millions of people share their views online every day. A quick lunchtime tweet on Twitter, sharing or liking a post on Facebook: most people think nothing of it. Yet one ‘in-the-moment’ comment could put your job at risk. We’ve dealt with...
Dec 3, 2020 | Advice, All Members
For some, the Bank’s invitation to move to a Customer Services role will, on the face of it, be a welcome one. The opportunity to work from home will be desirable to many, but as the saying goes, ‘you don’t get something for nothing’ and members must pay careful...
Sep 8, 2020 | Advice, All Members, COVID-19
Covid-19 was always going to provide an opportunity for unscrupulous employers and managers to squeeze through changes which would never normally be accepted in ‘normal’ circumstances, under the guise of a response to coronavirus. In a recent note on changes to branch...
May 12, 2020 | Advice, All Members, COVID-19
The Government has finally published detailed guidance of what it expects from employers in various work settings and 5 key points it expects employers to implement as soon as practical:”1. Work from home, if you canAll reasonable steps should be taken by...
May 11, 2020 | Advice, All Members, COVID-19
The government has now published the more detailed brief referred to in the Prime Minister’s speech yesterday; the full document can be read here. What is most noticeable about the government’s brief is that it contains very little detail on the key issues, nor the...
May 10, 2020 | Advice, All Members, COVID-19
This evening the Prime Minister announced what he described as the Government’s plans for handling the “next phase” of the Covid-19 pandemic and a set of options for England. Key employment points of his announcement were: people who can work from home should but...
