Category: Recent Blogs

As someone who has recently returned to work from paternity leave following the birth of a baby girl, I have gained a new appreciation for this period of leave. At present the current statutory provision in the UK allows new fathers to take 2 weeks of paternity leave paid at the rate of Statutory Paternity Pay which, at the 2017 level, is £140.98 or 90% of their average weekly earnings (whichever is lower).

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If you are an employer, do you know what you can do to restrict political campaigning from employees when they are working? Following Theresa May’s decision to call a ‘snap’ general election on the 8^th of June, this could potentially be a significant issue for businesses over the next few weeks.

Interestingly, employees do not need the normal two-year service period to claim unfair dismissal where the reason for the dismissal is their political opinion or affiliation. As a result, businesses need to carefully consider what they are entitled to do if they want to restrict any displays of political allegiance.

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After setting up the conference room for the Glasgow version of our Financial Wellbeing seminar with HSBC, it felt like we had only just cleared up after our initial Planning For Success(ion) seminar a few weeks earlier. The intervening weeks in the Gravitate Glasgow office have been so busy, this seminar was upon us before we even knew it.

We were once again delighted to welcome a selection of business contacts to our beautiful Blythswood Square office and also facilitate some new connections.

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With Ramadan starting in the second week of June this year, it is worth looking into what this means for the workplace that has a fasting employee. In the first of a couple of posts throughout the month, we’ll look at Ramadan from the perspective of both employers and employees.

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