Case Law Update: Pregnant Employee Unfairly Dismissed

There has been a recent case relating to a pregnant worker who was unfairly dismissed as a result of raising concerns over her working hours. The worker was a care assistant who was required to work on-call shifts and take on shifts at very short notice to ensure...

Plastic Free July – Are you doing all you can?

With a recent media focus, from news articles covering recent climate change protests in London to dedicated documentaries such as ‘Climate Change: the Facts’ on the BBC presented by David Attenborough, our impact on the environment seems to be more important than...

Poor management costs UK business £84 million a year

The The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) has outlined new advice on how to start to turn poor management around. We are entering a new age of business leadership and management, and it is therefore imperative that we build a cadre of future leaders...

Summer advocate – OUT NOW

  Summer is here, and so is our latest edition of advocate, advo’s quarterly magazine where we bring you up to date with recent advo news and take a closer look at some of the stand out issues that caught our eye. We have two interviews, firstly with Adam...