
- Jun 30, 2021
Proud to back OSS and sport’s mental health benefits
The need to understand and widen the mental health benefits of sport activity has prompted Burke Legal to support the Observatory for Sport in Scotland’s research over the next three years. Being a practitioner in mental health law for over 30 years, I am acutely aware of the mental health benefits that sport brings to people of all ages and backgrounds. I am passionate therefore about the ability of services and organisation to work together to support people, and the role t

- Jun 22, 2021
BURKE LEGAL For life. For business
Launch Statement Having been an established presence in the legal sector in the region for many years, I am delighted to have launched my own independent legal firm in the Borders. After 22 happy and productive years helping to jointly run one of the largest full-service legal firms in the area, it has been my long-term goal to concentrate on employment law and more commercial work, alongside my long-standing civil litigation practice. With demand for business and commercial

- Jun 21, 2021
What is unconscious bias?
Unconscious bias can influence decisions in recruitment, promotion and performance management, it can even be discriminatory when the unconscious bias relates to a protected characteristic. But what exactly is unconscious bias and how can we overcome it in the workplace? Unconscious bias occurs when people favour others who look like them and/or share their values. For example, a person may be drawn to someone with a similar educational background, from the same area, or who

- Jun 14, 2021
Neurodiversity in the workplace
Neurodiversity is a relatively new term that you may not know much about, however, learning more about it and taking steps to better support it in the workplace can be hugely beneficial for employers and employees. Neurodiversity is a term which refers to people who have who have dyslexia, autism, ADHD, dyspraxia and other neurological conditions. These are ‘spectrum’ conditions, with a wide range of characteristics, but which nevertheless share some common features in terms

- Jun 7, 2021
Holidays, quarantine and sick pay
Is an employee travelling back from France entitled to sick pay for self-isolation during coronavirus? With France now being added to the growing list of countries that returning holidaymakers will be forced to quarantine for 14 days from, as well as being a major inconvenience to those affected, it also has big implications for business and employers. With the Foreign Office now advising against all non-essential travel to favourite holiday destinations including Spain, Fran