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Weekly Blog: The Supreme Court deliver up an early Christmas gift: more guidance on employment status
Well well well… long time no speak. I (Philip Pearson-Batt) have returned from my honeymoon – which is fast becoming a distant, but very happy, memory. For those who have been living under a rock, my husband Paul and I recently spent 3 weeks exploring New Zealand and...
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Weekly Blog: a cautionary tale of the importance of having and following procedures
Weekly blog: a cautionary tale of the importance of having and following procedures The Precept team continues to grow, and I am delighted to introduce myself as the newest member of the team. I’m Alex (superhero name to be confirmed soon I’m told!) and I’ve worked...
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HR updates from the Chancellor’s Autumn 2023 Statement
Soooo… the Autumn Statement happened last week – do we believe it or not? Well regardless of the answer to that, it is good for us to know what the proposed changes would mean if they do happen. At Precept we thought we would set out your bite sized nuggets of...
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Is it too early to talk about New Years resolutions?
Apparently not for the Government…..we have more draft Regulations. This time in relation to discrimination……Introducing the Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 that are intended to come into force on 1 January 2024…starting the new year with a bang –...
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Weekly Blog: Don’t worry please: updated fit note guidance
Weekly blog: Don’t worry please: updated fit note guidance Hello all. Philip Pearson-Batt coming at you with our latest blog! You may have noticed we’ve been a bit quiet on the old blog front recently but that is just because exciting things have been happening...
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Gender Identity at Work: Trans employee receives £25,000 from tribunal for being “deadnamed” by employer
As the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Council recently found out, getting matters related to gender identity at work wrong can be costly, not only for the employer themselves but also those individuals impacted. Precept want to make sure you avoid these sort of...
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Weekly Blog: Tightrope walking – getting monitoring of staff right
Weekly blog: Tightrope walking – getting monitoring of staff right. What did I get up to this weekend? I met up with some old friends in Sheffield and we, quite randomly, ended up at a massive dog show. Those who know me, know that I love dogs (one dog in particular –...
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Weekly Blog: The wait is finally over……..but are you ready for the Judgement????
Weekly blog: The wait is finally over……..but are you ready for the Judgement???? Happy Thursday everyone, Dr Detail here……. Now, some of you will say – what is going on Rob, you are never late! That is correct, I am always the one who gets to wherever I need to be,...
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Gosh. How predictable!? Upcoming changes for those with unpredictable working patterns.
With a flurry of changes in family friendly rights being announced over the last few months, you may have missed the Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023. The Act recently received Royal Assent (fancy talk for King Charles signing it off and the...
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Weekly Blog: Neurodiversity in the workplace
Good morning Precept fans. It’s me – Philip Pearson-Batt – here to brighten your week with another instalment of Precept’s weekly blog. If you want to know how I spent my recent weekend, it was counting how many t-shirts and pairs of boxer shorts I have (TMI? Never!)...
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Weekly Blog: Ah, ah, ah, ah staying alive (when the tribunal’s online systems go down!)
Hi, hope you are all doing great! It is your lucky lots turn to hear from me, Robyn Smith, this week- I know you have all been waiting in anticipation. I don’t mean to be that person, and sorry to anyone that takes offence by this, but I am absolutely loving the fact...
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Weekly Blog: It’s all kicking off – equal pay for equal work
Well hello there! It’s me – Rob Tice – freshly returned from a wonderful two week holiday. And what a two weeks, well 15 days to be exact, we had! It was a bit of a magical mystery tour (yes, Emma was behind it!) First stop Belgium for a fantastic week of pools,...
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Weekly Blog: Lessons from the Lucy Letby case – how to handle whistleblowing concerns
Hello all, Philip Pearson-Batt here. Did you do anything nice over the 3 day, bank holiday weekend? Wasn’t it a lovely one? For me, it was a bit of an important one as Saturday marked 1 year since I married my husband. It has been quite the year and I think we are...
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3 (cough), 2 (splutter), 1 (croak) ACTION!!
Hello, hello, hello – its Force of Nature here and this week it is my turn to take the reins of the weekly blog, and what a lot I have to update you on. Of course, I am talking all things Precept craziness…. Over the past few weeks, the team and I have been working...
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Weekly blog: What can we learn from the Wilko disaster, and some exciting news!
Hello everyone, Captain Detail, Rob Tice, here. As you’ll be well aware by now, the Precept weekly blog is our chance to shout about our personal achievements. Well, this week, I want to shout (and shout loud) about 2 HUGE recent achievements – one professional and...
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Precept’s Summer Video Series! Episode 1
You're probably going to miss us over the summer right? Wrong! You can still get your Precept fix with our fabulous new Summer Video series. Each week we will bring you bite-size, digestable videos on some of the key areas of employment law you need to know about. So!...
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