Case Studies

The issue of gender discrimination is an ever-evolving situation in the world of employment. There is the official legal standpoint and then there is...

Many companies in London offer their full-time staff season ticket loans as part of the benefits package for the job. A season ticket loan refers...

Christine Stammers, 29, was overjoyed when her request for flexible working was granted. With two young children, one with special educational...

Before Marie Drysdale, 31, started her maternity leave when she was pregnant with her first child, she was sure that she would go back to work full...

When Len Fulton was made redundant at the age of 54, he found it hard to accept at first. Having worked as a senior mortgage advisor for a high...

Julie Highland, 32, was so determined that her request for flexible working would be accepted that she put in a considerable amount of time into...

The recession has many far-reaching repercussions that can affect people that haven’t been made redundant. Although redundancy can be really...

Modern technology moves so much faster than other areas of business that is makes it difficult for rules and regulations to keep up. The...

While nobody decent really wants to trample over people to get what you want, during a recession there can be times where you have to say ‘me...

It’s all too easy to think that employees that manage to stay employed when all around them colleagues are being made redundant are the lucky ones....

The complex issue of working rights is an endless quest for fairness in the workplace. What makes this seemingly obvious requirement so tricky is...

When Kate Mitchall, a 28-year old customer advisor from Uxbridge, started working for a major software company, she knew that the company was in...

It is surprising just how quickly some companies fall into administration, unless you are one of the people at the top that can see it all coming....

Liam Tyler, 31, was faced with a situation that would be enough to frustrate even the most relaxed person. When his employers, a large high...

All new bosses want to make their mark. That’s why a new boss will always make changes when they join a new company – whether it’s as innocuous as...

As pregnancy in the workplace is gaining more rules and regulations for the protection of pregnant women, it can mean that there are quite a few...

The Career Advisor’s Casebook Working rights is such a vast topic because not only is there the ‘official’ working rights – such as legal...

For some employees it can be hard to tell your employee that you are pregnant because you appreciate the impact your pregnancy and maternity leave...

It is well documented how redundancy can shatter your confidence, but what about that low-level continuous stress that comes with the threat of...