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Ian Jones
Media Coverage
Sky News Money blog
My workplace is bringing in new clock-in system to pay us by the minute - is this allowed?I have worked at a bank for 24 years - the facilities are outsourced. This new company is bringing in a system where the staff have to click in and out and are then paid by the minute? Is this allowed?
PeopleManagement
The rise of the ‘workation’: should HR encourage blurring the lines between home and away?The latest fashionable term to grace the profession brings a host of potential wellbeing and legal issues. People Management explores how employers can accommodate the trend – and whether they should
inews.co.uk
How employers are abandoning flexible workingHoping to work from home forever? You might be disappointed: firms are pulling out the stops to get staff back into the office four or even five days a week
Daily Mail
Could BBC recoup Huw Edwards’ salary and stop his £300k/year pension?The BBC is unlikely to recoup both the £200,000 paid to Huw Edwards after he was arrested and the £300,000-a-year pension he can now receive, employment experts said today.
The Sun
Here’s our list of the top eight menopause-friendly employersIT happens to half the population and sees firms lose 14million working days per year. So why aren’t companies doing more about the menopause? Tuesday is World Menopause Day, which raises awareness…
Care Home Management
Get ahead of the get-outRestrictive covenants in your employment contracts and settlement agreements could protect your business.
Personnel Today
Flight disruption: How should HR handle absence?How should HR handle absence from work because of flight disruption following bank holiday air traffic control issues?
PeopleManagement
Truck driver who was sacked then reinstated amid fuel-skimming claims told to pay ex-employer £21k after pursuing ‘perplexing’...Tribunal finds the attempt to win £50k was ‘doomed to fail from the outset’
PeopleManagement
A book in the handA well written handbook can be instrumental in supporting a new manager
PeopleManagement
Charity boss found and deleted colleague’s letter of complaint against her and failed to pay staff on time, tribunal rulesClaimant awarded £20k for constructive unfair dismissal after his salary was late four times
Care Home Management Jan/Feb 24
Womens MattersThe care workforce is 82% female so there are some HR matters employers are likely to face and should be prepared for.
PeopleManagement
How to support managers who are thrown into the roleBeing a manager isn't just about bossing people around, it's about understanding what makes your team tick, fostering a positive work environment, and ensuring everyone's heading in the right direction....
PeopleManagement
Jaguar Land Rover ordered by tribunal to pay £147k after accusing ex-employee of not trying hard enough to find a new jobDaniel Williams retrained as a plumber and sought seasonal and manufacturing employment, the hearing was told
PeopleManagement
Anti-Zionist professor suffered discrimination for his protected ‘philosophical belief’, tribunal rules – what does it mean...Hearing finds David Miller was unfairly dismissed for gross misconduct after he made comments about Israel
PeopleManagement
How can companies stay out of court?With tribunal numbers finally back down to almost pre-pandemic levels, experts explore the reasons behind the figures and explain what employers can do to avoid becoming the subject of a claim
PeopleManagement
Will new legal changes spell the end for NDAs?The government has announced reforms to non-disclosure agreements following allegations they have been ‘misused to silence victims’
Mouthy Money
My boss wants me to return to the office, can I say no? - Mouthy MoneyIan Jones, answers a reader’s question on how to negotiate flexible working if your employer is asking you to come back to the office.
PeopleManagement
Newly appointed headteacher constructively dismissed amid allegations of forged appraisals awarded £190kTribunal rules while the claimant had followed ‘improper procedure’ by signing appraisal documents for staff members, this was not grounds for dismissal
PeopleManagement
BP employees risk disciplinary action for failing to disclose intimate relationships with colleagues – will other businesses...As the oil and gas company tightens its policy on conflicts of interest, People Management asks HR and legal experts about the implications of such rules
People Management
Helpline adviser left with ‘no option’ but to resign after nine years of holiday pay issues was unfairly dismissed, tribunal...A helpline adviser who had “no option but to resign” after holiday pay miscalculations and issues went on for nine years was unfairly dismissed, a tribunal has ruled.
Care Home Management Mar/Apr 23
Whistleblowing in the Care IndustryWhistleblowing is particularly important for the care sector as the nature of the work gives huge potential for disclosures that could be protected.
Care Home Management May/Jun 23
A healthy attitude to ill healthIll health and injury are prevalent among carers and often affects employees' ability to do physical care work. How should employers handle these cases to avoid discriminating against people with disabilities?
PeopleManagement
Should HR be lenient with staff who steal during the cost of living crisis?With data suggesting theft at work is on the rise, People Management asks the profession whether employees should be reprimanded amid the current economic downturn
PeopleManagement
More than four million UK workers considering a second job to combat cost of living, survey findsData highlights gap in employer support as a third received no financial help last year
Personnel Today
Return to work hamstrung by train strikesTrain strikes in January are preventing many employees from returning to work. How should employers handle the situation?
PeopleManagement
Pharmacy assistant fired by ‘hot headed’ director over anonymous complaint was unfairly and wrongfully dismissed, tribunal...Judge finds director was not ‘truthful’ as he made attempts to ‘rewrite history’ and cover up wrongful dismissal
PeopleManagement
Retained EU law reform could be an ‘absolute disaster’ for working women, charity warnsBill to remove 4,000 employment-related laws has caused controversy among MPs, but legal experts advise not to speculate on what’s to come
BBC Radio West Midlands
Following his appearance on BBC Midlands Today Ian was asked to comment on the same story for BBC Radio West Midlands.
ITV Central News
West Midlands Police officer convicted of assaulting woman resignsIan appeared as an expert commenter discussing the potential disciplinary actions for a Police Officer who committed assault.
BBC Midlands Today
Ian appeared on BBC West Midlands as an expert commenter regarding the rights of employees not being paid following a company takeover, and the potential courses of action to recover payment. He was...