Efforts to ban non-disclosure agreements could backfire
David was interviewed by Emma Barnett on BBC Radio 4 Today regarding NDAs/gagging clauses in Settlement Agreements
What Labour reforms will mean for employers.
David was interviewed by Jeremy Kyle about a recent age discrimination case in which a 58 year old employee was called a "fossil" and was award over £3m
Has Manchester United scored an HR own goal?
The role of NDAs in settlement agreements
Insights into the use and importance of Non-Disclosure Agreements
David was interviewed recently by Dr Julie Humphreys and Natasha Whitehurst both leading D&I professionals on their regular podcast D&I Spy.
Can Employers Safely Make Exit Payments When Senior Executives Leave Under a Storm Cloud?
David was interviewed about the possible impact of new changes to police misconduct procedure rules.
Dry January to December? The future of work parties?
Interesting questions about whether the identity of the complainants should have been shared with Mr Raab and what happens to the complainants if Mr Raab remains in role.
David’s views on Mr Raab’s resignation and how it will impact employers and employees in the future in relation to bullying in the workplace.
Are we becoming snowflakes re bullying at work?
How did P&O make 800 redundancies without following any process?
David on the importance of Pride Week.
Anne Robinson’s departure from Countdown holds some important lessons for businesses on retaining older staff, says David Greenhalgh.
John Renz shares his HRD experience of senior-level performance management.
Can employers reject flexible working requests where home working has been in place?
If there is an entire agreement clause in an employment contract it means that that contract overrides all previous discussions, promises, contracts, offer letters etc.
We haven’t experienced a pandemic like COVID-19 before and hence employers had to make snap decisions about employment issues in vastly unchartered waters. How are those decisions holding up in the employment tribunals?
Has covid impacted on the tactics used when negotiating exits under settlement agreements?
Many employers are now informing staff about their expected office attendance levels post lockdown.
David Blog - changes to the furlough scheme rules
David in the Financial Times - Will my Notice Pay be Salary Only?
Vaccinations bring a whole raft of legal issues and in a recent People Management article I give my views on some of the issues and challenges which will face HR/employers.
changes to Furlough and Bonus Retention Schemes fair?
David in Personnel Today & HR Review - Danger of robot dismissals
With what seems to be a permanent switch to homeworking for many is now the right time to legislate to protect those employees?
I have shared my views on home working in a People Management magazine.
This article was written pre-Covid-19 and so the additional issue is now whether flexible arrangement have worked well during Covid as if so this may be used by the employee to support their application.
David in Financial Director, "I'm a CFO get me out of here".
For both employers and employees the risk to reputation lies in the content of the online searchable database.
David in the Financial Times on your options if your bonus award is less than you were expecting.
David in Personnel Today, looking at home working and related increases in employee monitoring.
David Greenhalgh, gives his views to Employee Benefits on the news that the IR35 reforms which would make private sector employer responsible for determining employment status have been delayed until 2021 at the earliest.
David commented in a pride article by The Guardian about why SMEs need to take diversity seriously and how failure to do so can be catastrophic in terms of reputation.
Research conducted shortly prior to Covid-19 suggested that that four-fifths (84%) of UK employers had experienced a candidate ‘ghosting’ them at some point during the recruitment process.
What happens to your share options when you leave your employment?
David struck a blow for employers across the country by winning one of the most important employment cases in recent years on restrictive covenants.
The first issue will be whether and if so when your employer will be in a position to offer you a safe place of work.
What kind of employment claims might we see in relation to dismissals during furlough?
David in Arena magazine in an article entitled "Meet the men taking on the worlds most ruthless terrorists".
David in The Times magazine in an article, "The Enforcers - meet the lawyers taking on the Omagh bombers".
Dealing with underperforming staff
David in The Financial Times - dealing with former employee recruiting your staff
David in The Financial Times - Can I hold my employee to their notice period?
David in the Financial Times - My employee has been accused of a criminal offence
