Caroline Oliver

Employment law solicitor. Mother of twins + 1. School governor. Lives in the forest but a Londoner at heart #emplaw

[Caroline Oliver @Caroline2Oliver]

Following Sarah Everard's death one year ago, the spotlight rightly shone on the issue of violence and harassment against women. What's changed since and how relevant is this in workplace?

https://t.co/79NaVsUEKG

[didlaw @didlawUK]

As our solicitor, @memphian_kendal reports, this recent court of Appeal case against the Nursing and Midwifery Council provides useful insight in how the courts may determine worker status: https://t.co/y2I8puIS8K

[Caroline Oliver @Caroline2Oliver]

As the pandemic enters a different phase and most social care workers are fully jabbed, the requirement for mandatory vaccination is no longer regarded as proportionate, as Michael Green outlines in today's blog:

https://t.co/QRXdODMP8l

[Caroline Oliver @Caroline2Oliver]

The latest development in the Co-op equal pay case is a positive one but there's still a long road ahead for these supermarket workers:

https://t.co/tuBn7Y1i1y

[Caroline Oliver @Caroline2Oliver]

A bereaved employee will likely need additional and customised support at work and the employers role is key. As @JoSinclair8 indicates in today's blog, ACAS have some new guidance:

https://t.co/Na3ZVL6Qfe

[Caroline Oliver @Caroline2Oliver]

Since 24 February, can we go to work with Covid? Will we get paid if we don't? @memphian_kendal reviews these questions and others in her latest blog: https://t.co/aEDkK71OHV

[didlaw @didlawUK]

Our Senior Solicitor, Kate Lea, reviews a recent EAT decision where the disabled Claimant succeeded in his claims but the value of the award made was limited, based on the facts of the particular case:

https://t.co/NW2vCGeMai

[Caroline Oliver @Caroline2Oliver]

4 Day working week anyone? @JackDooley88 reviews a recent report which considers the implications....
https://t.co/1jIau3NOol

[Caroline Oliver @Caroline2Oliver]

Common sense Tribunal ruling that an employee’s dismissal was unfair in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic when he was successfully working at home to protect a vulnerable loved one….

https://t.co/gdKNamVgdv

[Caroline Oliver @Caroline2Oliver]

As a body that is there to uphold law and order, how does the Met deal with the misconduct and wrongdoing of its own employees? @memphian_kendal reviews in her latest blog:

https://t.co/WD9D8BCe9M

[Caroline Oliver @Caroline2Oliver]

Is the statutory sick pay scheme fit for purpose? Kate Lea reviews...

https://t.co/vi8uNx4Yte

[didlaw @didlawUK]

Keeping us up to date on the ins and outs of paid annual leave entitlement, didlaw’s Kate Lea blogs on the latest Court of Appeal decision which once ago shines the spotlight on Pimlico Plumbers:

https://t.co/mBY86PIs56

[Caroline Oliver @Caroline2Oliver]

The National Disability Strategy has hit a stumbling block before it began, as Michael Green highlights in his latest blog: https://t.co/gU5LcyjxyG

[Caroline Oliver @Caroline2Oliver]

@didlawkaren Oh Karen, so sorry to hear this. Thinking of you all....

[didlaw @didlawUK]

The @Tesco decision last week on the controversial "fire and rehire" policy is covered by our @JackDooley88 in today's blog: https://t.co/n2zEXMbfY6

[Caroline Oliver @Caroline2Oliver]

Beyond the £2m compensation and ‘witch’s hat’ headlines, some serious issues are highlighted from this tribunal claim highlighting the challenges many women face being valued in the workplace:

https://t.co/055WW9xL0W

[Caroline Oliver @Caroline2Oliver]

In her latest blog, @JoSinclair8 considers when an application for ill health retirement may amount to harassment:

https://t.co/055WW9xL0W

[Caroline Oliver @Caroline2Oliver]

#metoo five years on. Has there been progress? @memphian_kendal shares some insights: https://t.co/V5YCmVXI87

[Caroline Oliver @Caroline2Oliver]

Ocado and Next impose penalties for unvaccinated staff in terms of sick pay whereas John Lewis demonstrate a more equitable approach. @JoSinclair8 reviews the stance taken by some employers in her latest blog:

https://t.co/2qP95BUV6v

[Caroline Oliver @Caroline2Oliver]

As the date for mandatory vaccines for front-line health care staff draws nearer, Michael Green reviews the new rules and wider implications:

https://t.co/3OxLdPsJc4