North Bucks legal firm, Franklins Solicitors LLP, has raised an interesting point which probably few companies, large or small, ever think about leave alone consider!

We all agree, unless you have Ebenezer Scrooge tendencies, that can be good for employees’ morale to have Christmas parties or even summer balls. But when you are budgeting for the event do you factor in costs of legal action for any antics that have got out of hand?

Are you aware of the company’s potential liability for discrimination of harassment as a result of what seemed fun at the time for employees?

Each year lots of businesses end up paying a large sum of money to an employee as a result of something that happened at a works/office function. The damages for an employee in some cases are unlimited, making a seemingly enjoyable evening very expensive and a public relations nightmare.

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Andrew Leech, 01753 884216