Should we use Facebook to vet potential new employees?

Social media screening

It can be tempting to look for potential new employees on Facebook and other social media platforms before making a job offer? People have so much of their lives online these days. However if you are going to vet them by looking at their online presence its only fair that you tell them that this […]

Can an employer say no to a flexible working request?

Yes they can, so long as they can show that they have given the request due consideration and haven’t discriminated. It is not uncommon for employees returning from maternity leave to request flexible working. Agreeing to changes may cause a detriment to the business, but in today’s litigious environment, saying no can leave rise to […]