Work Christmas Parties / Social Events
Published on: 06/08/2015
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Gareth Walls Partner & Head of Employment and Incentives Group, A&L Goodbody
Gareth Walls Partner & Head of Employment and Incentives Group, A&L Goodbody
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Gareth Walls is a Partner and Head of the A&L Goodbody's Employment group in Belfast. Gareth represents a number of local, national and international brands in business support, strategic workforce planning and high-profile tribunal matters. He also has significant experience advising stakeholders on complex redundancy, re-structuring and TUPE issues. Gareth is an accomplished commercial litigator with particular emphasis on procurement challenges and injunctive relief in the Employment context, as well as being a sought-after speaker on Employment issues in Northern Ireland.

A&L Goodbody outline the practical steps to reduce risk at Work Christmas Parties / Social Events.

No one wants to be ‘bah humbug’ about the approaching festivities and party season but then neither does any organisation (or individual!)– want to be on the receiving end of a claim arising from events at or following a work-related party. We know there are 12 days of Christmas, so here are our ‘12 tips for Christmas’ parties:

1. Ensure all your policies are up to date

With particular focus on discrimination, bullying, harassment, workplace behaviour, alcohol and drug use, and social media policies. Circulate these in advance of the party to ensure all staff know that behaviour at such events is covered by

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Disclaimer The information in this article is provided as part of Legal Island's Employment Law Hub. We regret we are not able to respond to requests for specific legal or HR queries and recommend that professional advice is obtained before relying on information supplied anywhere within this article. This article is correct at 06/08/2015