The World Cup kicks off in Brazil today, Thursday 12 June. Because Brazil is 4 hours ahead of the UK, the earliest matches will kick off at 5pm, and the latest at 11pm UK time (although one match kicks-off at 2am!). The UK Government has relaxed licensing laws so pubs will be able to stay…
Susan Thomas and Will Nash: Can you sack someone in 140 characters?
Everyone – employee and employer alike – knows what misconduct is. It’s stuff your employer doesn’t want you to do. But gross misconduct is an important, altogether trickier, concept. How do you know when misconduct is so serious, it justifies immediate dismissal without notice? What if your policies don’t describe what amounts to gross misconduct?…