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Caroline Maher

Whistle-blowing at work can be a legal minefield

Whistling while you work may work for the seven dwarves but for News Corp, Olympus and Winterbourne View Care Home, it has been whistle-blowing while you work.

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Caroline Maher

Tribunal reforms will put SMEs on a firmer footing

With a string of setbacks and disappointments that shows no sign of easing, most of the news around our economy and jobs market in recent years has been literally doleful.

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Caroline Maher

Relatively sensible: planning’s crucial role in the fate of family businesses

Think of “family business” and what comes to mind? Father and son builders working up a sweat, or huge corporate power being passed from generation to generation?

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Caroline Maher

I predict a riot - if rules are ignored over alleged lawbreaking

Images of rampaging rioters having their way with an assortment of shops, cars and streets were an uncomfortable reminder of the limitations of law and order. While many of those who faced charges were unlikely to know the difference between a water cooler and a photocopier, the mob included many in gainful employment. But, what about their employers? more

Caroline Maher

When disciplinary hearings become legal minefields

When a worker falls foul of company rules and disciplinary proceedings kick off, who they gonna call? Possibly not Ghostbusters, but it could be anyone from a lawyer to a colleague or their grandmother, depending on inclination and ever-evolving case law. more

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