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In a recent Financial Times article (Ignites Europe), Caroline Walker, Managing Director of Cavendish Employment Law, comments on how firms are preparing for the new normal as office work returns. Caroline's comments from the article are noted below:
In a recent Financial Times article, Caroline Walker, Managing Director of Cavendish Employment Law, comments on the traditional view of absence in the workplace and how this view has undergone a transformation in the wake of Coronavirus. Caroline's comments are noted below.
A recent poll of 2,700 UK adults from the TUC discovered employers are rejecting 30 per cent of all flexible working requests. According to the research, flexi-time is unavailable for the majority of UK workers, with people in lower-paid sectors – such as retail – most likely to miss out on employment flexibility.
Forty-one per cent of employees between the ages of 55-59 believe age discrimination against older workers is a problem in their place of work, according to a recent survey. This is in spite of there being a record 10 million employees over 50 in the current UK workforce, with the number expected to grow to more than a third of all UK workers within the next decade.
From the 3rd April 2019, Diageo - the world’s largest spirit producer - will be offering an equal 52 weeks of parental leave to all 4,500 UK employees, with new parents receiving full pay for the first 26 weeks. It is said to be the most generous parental support policy of all large firms of the FTSE 100.
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- John McVeighIt would not be an exaggeration to say that I was extremely pessimistic about being able to get a decent redundancy settlement. I was feeling really low and depressed. That all changed when Caroline Walker agreed to act for me.She secured an excellent settlement for me, without me having to face the expense and stress of going to court...
- Martine Roberts"I cannot recommend Caroline more highly. Any client of hers is really fortunate to have her on their side. She is a credit to her profession and I am most grateful to her."
- Jake Brown
