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Rachel Pinto discusses mental health and well-being at work and the issues of depression. Rachel is a Senior Research Officer at Acas focusing on policy research. In depression awareness week it's only natural to talk about mental health at work and in particular, depression, which is one of the most common mental health conditions affecting around one in six working age people at any one time. And yet, talking about depression is anything but natural for those deeply affecte
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Going the extra mile... At an employment tribunal, four London bike couriers will seek a declaration that they are either "employed" or "workers", which would entitle them to benefits and employment rights. Among them is Andrew Boxer, who works for Excel. "I am typical," he said. "I work for one company for around 50 hours a week. They tell me what to do, when to do it and how to do it. "I am monitored, have to have company ID with me at all times, and can't take work from ot
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Waste not want not. That was a saying of my Parents, when it came to me not eating my dinner. Then there was “there are so many starving kids in the world you shouldn’t waste food. To this day I don’t understand the waste not want not saying but I certainly understand the need of hungry people. With the rise and rise of people having to use food banks there can be no excuse for the big supermarkets to be throwing food away. An inquiry in 2014 estimated that 89,000,000 tonnes
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She just wants to do her job!!! pt2 There are three types of sexual harassment at work: the first is unwanted conduct of a sexual nature, which has the purpose or effect of violating someone’s dignity or creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment. Historically, pictures of naked women in the workplace would be a good example, but the modern day equivalent is sexually explicit jokes by email. Also, inappropriate touching or comments on a
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She just wants to do her job!!! pt1 In these articles we are looking at sexual harassment. When looking at surveys done over the past 10yrs around 50% of all women in work have suffered some sort of sexual harassment. That is a very disappointing figure. That means you your mother or your daughter or wife could be suffering on a daily basis. Of course there is male sexual harassment but it is an issue predominantly faced by women. Sexual harassment constitutes any unwelcome b
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Allegations, disciplinary and dismissals pt4 This is the final article where we look at the common mistakes that employer’s often make when dealing with disciplinary issues. You may feel that your dismissal was unfair or the process you’re going through does not feel right, the information below and in the other articles in this series could be of some help. These articles have been put together to empower the average person on the do’s and don’ts of disciplinary and dismiss
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It started with him complimenting me, then I felt him watching me, now Ive got him all over me, I just want it all to stop. Sexual harassment at work can be a difficult subject for a company to deal with, but that’s not your problem you just want it to stop. In many circumstances women can be nervous about reporting incidents of sexual harassment as, one they may not be believed or have no witnesses, two worry about the blow back especially if the harasser is more senior to h
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Allegations, disciplinary and dismissals pt3 As we continue to look at the issues that could make your dismissal unfair, we are highlighting what employers often get wrong and makes the process that you may be going through feel unfair. If you feel overwhelmed and bamboozled by your company’s HR department, don’t assume they know what they are talking about. In many of our recent cases we have found that the HR advisors didn’t have a clue about the ACAS code of practice or em
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Allegations, disciplinary and dismissals pt2 In these articles in this series we are looking at common mistakes that employers often make when dealing with disciplinary issues. If you feel your dismissal was unfair or the process you’re going through does not feel right, the information below could be of some help. These articles have been put together to empower the average lay person on the do's and don’ts of disciplinary and dismissals. If you feel overwhelmed and bamboozl
