When you work late in the office, why? Because it will make the following day that bit less fraught? Because you do not want to be seen as a clock-watcher? Because you think it will help your bonus or job security? Because you believe it is the right thing to do for the good of … Continue Reading
“iPhone.” “Technological innovation.” “Jobs.” These are the words that come to mind when you think of technology giant Apple, Inc. You can now add “employee theft screening” to this list. On November 7, the Honorable William Alsup of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California issued an order granting Apple’s Motion … Continue Reading
There is a line in, I think, Lawrence of Arabia where a terrified young soldier trapped under fire with a small group of his colleagues asks Peter O’Toole as Lawrence what they are going to do. “Nothing”, drawls O’Toole languidly, “After all, it’s generally best”. And so by a tenuous little link to the question … Continue Reading
If you drive from your home to your office and then your office to your client, only the second trip counts as working time for the purposes of the EU Working Time Directive. But what if you don’t have an office and so drive straight from your home to your first customer and at the … Continue Reading
