Andrew Macmillan

With the school summer holidays fast approaching, school closures can provide a headache for employees with childcaring responsibilities. In this article, we break down what options are available to both employees and their employers when it comes to balancing childcare and work. Whilst this may be an issue for all employees who have caregiving responsibilities for young children, we use the term ‘parent’ or ‘parents’ below.

When an employee resigns, any subsequent ‘dismissal’ of the employee by the employer after their employment has ended will have no effect. The key question will be whether the words used by the employee had clearly brought the employment contract to an end, and if so from what date.

Pew Research Center found that 47% of U.S. video game players say they’ve made a friend online because of a video game they both play. That’s a big number for something most of us still describe casually as “running a few matches.” And it helps explain a feeling you may already recognize: co-op can be strangely personal. You solve problems together. You recover from mistakes together. You celebrate tiny wins together. Over time, that starts to look a lot like how real-life friendships are built.