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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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Establishing the employment status of individuals has been an on-going matter of dispute for decades. There is often a thin line between whether an individual can be considered self-employed, employee or a worker.
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The recent decision in the case of Pimlico Plumbers Ltd & another v Smith 2018 is expected to have major ramifications for freelance workers and those who work in what is known as the “gig” economy. The gig economy is best described as a market relating to short-term contracts/freelance work as opp…
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Transgender employees have for the most part presented quite a quandary for employers. For instance, whilst they are in the transitional period and living as the opposite sex what facilities should they use.
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Employment tribunal fees were recently abolished. The fees were abolished because the Supreme Court held that the fees were unlawful under both domestic and EU law given that the fees had the effect of preventing justice and made it disproportionately difficult for employees to enforce their employm…
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Awards for injury to feelings made under the Equality Act 2010 for discrimination have increased.
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Calculating holiday / holiday pay can be a daunting task for employers. Throw ‘term time only’ employees in to the mix and you have a recipe for disaster!
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Employers who have legitimate proprietary business interests that require protection can do so by ensuring that their employment contracts contain restrictive covenants for a specific period post termination period.
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You may find that you have employees who are on long-term or short-term sickness where they are taking numerous days off work which is having a significant impact on the team and business.
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