Stressed out by stress? Is this really a workplace issue?

13 million working days are lost each year because of stress so how should employers react? Our findings from our recent seminar "Frankie Says Relax!" Read more...

Time running out for businesses to set up workplace policies for London Olympics disruption

Employers are running out of time to begin discussions with employees so that the disruption to work caused by the London Olympic Games can be minimised and good relations with staff maintained. We give some suggestions on what you should be doing now. Read more...

Are you hitting on me? What constitutes solicitation in relation to restrictive covenants?

The High Court has decided that the key feature of solicitation (whether face to face by letter, telephone or email or any other way) is that an element of persuasion is required. It is the requirement for the existence of persuasion that distinguishes non-solicitation restrictions from non-dealing restrictions.  Read more...

Redundancy - Pool of one is OK

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has confirmed that decisions as to redundancy pools and selection criteria are matters for management and the employment tribunal should rarely interfere with them.  Read more...

Age, James Bond and the Colour of John Craven’s anorak!

Rowan Atkinson has been reported as wading into the debate over age discrimination this morning. Read more...

Cutting Employment Rights is not a Silver Bullet

Liam Fox, in his first high profile announcement since his resignation has said today that the UK must de-regulate the labour market too achieve competitiveness and that "political objections must be overridden".  Read more...

All are equal, but some are more equal than others

When we say “equality” we all think we have a good idea of what that word means. Read more...

A New Look for GQ

We have recently launched new branding and a new website (still at www.gqemploymentlaw.com) to better represent our approach of working in effective partnership with our clients and our focus on each client’s particular culture and risk appetite.  Read more...

We've Grown Again

We are delighted that Sophie Vanhegan has joined us from Linklaters as a Senior Associate. This follows our hiring of Caroline Baker from Slaughter & May towards the end of last year.  Read more...