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Commonly referred to as “vibration white finger”, uncontrolled exposure to vibrating equipment over time, will cause nerve damage in the fingers. Eventually, nerve endings die, blood circulation to the finger tips stops, and you end up with white fingers.
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Work related stress translating to long term absence is growing and the impact to business’ is significant. So, when it comes to dismissing an employee due to ill health can be tricky if it is to do with a potential protected characteristic in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.
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World Mental Health Day falls on 10th October 2019. It is a day where mental health awareness is recognised on a global scale. Countries will share and promote a better understanding of mental health conditions.
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Are you a producer of chemicals, or do you supply to or buy from the EU? Maybe you are just a business that uses chemicals? There may be some actions required in preparation for Britain leaving the European Union, including understanding changes to REACH (Registration, evaluation, authorisation and…
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The Working Families Organisation (the UK’s leading work/life balance organisation) want to build employers awareness on balancing their employees’ working time with their personal leisure and family time. Therefore, they have introduced a campaign called the National Work Life Week, which will begi…
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By 2020, one in two people (47%) will get cancer at some point in their lives (Macmillan Cancer Support) and it is important that employers become well equipped to deal with employees who may have the condition.
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The Equality Act 2010 protects employees from pregnancy and maternity discrimination from day 1. An employer can face unlimited fines from an employment tribunal if an employee can demonstrate that they have been treated unfairly.
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It is crucial that the use of equipment and handling of stock is managed correctly around the workplace as failure to do so could affect the business in a negative way. An example of where incidents could arise due to an incorrect process is racking.
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Under s.10 of the Equality Act 2010 (the Act), “religious or philosophical belief “are protected characteristics and thus an employee cannot be treated unfairly in holding such believes otherwise the employee would have the following potential claims.
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Much can be gained in having a relaxed work place environment where employees can talk and express opinions freely to each other however with workplace banter there is a very fine line which can easily be crossed and turn banter into unlawful bullying and harassment even if the purpose was not to ca…
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For decades apprentice schemes have proved useful to both the employer and the employee. There are many advantages to an apprenticeship scheme as it allows the individual to learn on the job whilst gaining a recognised qualification.
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The rise of 3D printing has seen these devices becoming more accessible nowadays making things that were previously difficult to produce in a short space of time with decent accuracy now possible in a much quicker and often cheaper manner which is great for business and consumers alike, although a r…
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In the absence of a relevant agreement, payment in lieu of unused statutory holidays on the termination of a worker's employment must be calculated according to the formula laid down by the Working Time Regulations (WTR)
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Social media plays a significant role when it comes to making or breaking your organisations reputation. With the increasing use of social media in both our business and personal lives, it is more important than ever for companies to protect their reputations.
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Most claims stem from a Company misunderstanding or otherwise not being fully aware of employment legislation, such as the Working Time Regulations (1998) & The Working Time (Amendment) Regulations 2007, The Employment Rights Act 1996 and The Equality Act 2010. In addition to employment law, employe…
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The legal starting point is that an individual should not be allowed to profit from their unlawful activity and in the employment context, this means that under normal circumstances illegal workers cannot claim protection from unfair dismissal and or assert any contractual rights where the employmen…
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If an employer loses an employment tribunal the payout can be a large amount and have a significant impact on the business. The compensation paid to the claimant can run into millions of pounds and there is no cap or limit.
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You don't have to have a protected characteristic to be directly discriminated against for it. Two forms of discrimination deal with this: discrimination by association (or associative discrimination); and discrimination by perception (perceptive discrimination).
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Following consultation carried out by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the Government has recently published plans to extend redundancy protection to pregnant women and employees returning from maternity and adoption leave.
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A fit note is a statement of fitness for work. It is given by a GP or hospital doctor stating that the employee is unfit for work or if temporary workplace adjustments are needed.
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