Growing up between north-west London and Hertfordshire, I went on to become Head Girl at St Albans High School. I later studied Politics at the University of Warwick, before spending some time working in politics. Following this, I began my Bar training. When I decided [...]
The Employment team at Backhouse are seeing a growing number of cases from employers in relation to employees disclosing struggles with mental health, including depression or anxiety issues. Understanding your responsibilities as an employer in such circumstances can be challenging and with mental health issues [...]
In the case of Colomar Mari v Reuters back in 2015, both the Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal found that a delay in resigning while off sick meant that the employee had accepted the employer’s conduct and she lost her chance of a successful [...]
