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Can the employer force the employee to take their annual leave entitlement during the garden leave period?
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What is hazardous to health but used to be in everyday items such as toothpaste, brake linings, some cigarette filters and a whole plethora of other items, including fake snow used during the filming of the 1950’s Wizard of Oz film?
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Mediation as defined by ACAS is a ‘completely, voluntary and confidential form of resolving workplace disputes between employees’.
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Falls from height are one of the biggest causes of workplace fatalities. Let us help you, we can offer health and safety training courses to support you and your business and upskill your employees which would reduce the likelihood of an incident
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Employers may sometimes wonder what the financial risks would be of dismissing an employee unfairly, and where an employee alleges unfair dismissal, the potential claims ...
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World Mental Health Day is a day where mental health awareness is recognised on a global scale. It promotes awareness of mental health issues and why we need to update our views and embrace change in society and the workplace.
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The ‘Trans Employee Experiences Survey 2016’ was a survey carried out on over 400 trans people across the UK. Findings have shown that 60% had experienced transphobic discrimination
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The government began its consultation, into bereavement pay for parents who lose a child, in October 2017. The Bill has now received Royal Assent and is likely to come into force in 2020.
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Gas safety week is coming up starting 17th September, so now is an ideal time to ask when were your gas appliances last serviced? A thorough service will check your Gas Safety.
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On 14th June 2017 a small fire in a kitchen believed to have started in a refrigerator in a flat in Grenfell Tower developed into what has been called the deadliest fire disaster in the UK since World War II.
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Have you assessed your machinery and its safety system in line with PUWER (The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998)?
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The Equality Act 2010 confirms the importance that employers should treat men and women equally in the terms and conditions of employment if they are employed to do the following:
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The government equalities office published a report on dress codes and sex discrimination in May 2018. The report covers employers’ and employees’ responsibilities on dress codes, making reasonable adjustments for disabled employees and
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The Employment Appeal Tribunal finds that Disciplining for 60 days' sickness absence was disability discrimination. Mrs O'Connor was disabled within the definition of disability set by the Equality Act 2010. Both parties to the litigation accepted that this was the case.
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An LEV system is used to remove airborne contaminants such as dust, fumes, smoke etc to prevent them causing harm to workers. An example of this would be an extractor at a welding station or paint spraying booth for instance.
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With the ever increasing court rulings interpreting the provisions of the Transfer of Undertaking (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) it has never been more complicated to determine whether TUPE applies to business transfers or ...
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On 20 March 2018, the Women and Equalities Committee published a report, Fathers and the workplace, which called on the government to make a number of improvements to fathers' rights at work
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In this "landmark" ruling, the employment tribunal ruled that a group of couriers were not independent contractors, as Hermes had claimed, but were in fact workers who should be entitled to essential workers' rights.
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Under normal circumstances employers must carry out their own internal investigation and follow a fair procedure before dismissing an employee or taking any other disciplinary action.
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