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Prosecuted £1m plus costs A young worker was killed by an exploding pneumatic tyre when trying to repair a puncture. The tyre belonged to a dresser or wheeled loading shovel. The company was subsequently prosecuted £1m and ordered to pay costs of £99,485 How did it happen...
Read morePaying less than the National Minimum Wage Today, Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley admitted to MPs that his business is paying less than the National Minimum Wage (NMW) to some of its workers, and has agreed to back pay th...
Read moreIs your engineer a registered Gas Safe engineer? The HSE are running a mini-campaign on knowing your gas safe engineer, the campaign is ‘Trust the Triangle.’ A list of possibilities why your gas engineer is cheap and why ...
Read moreGuidance to judges when prosecuting for health & safety breaches Firstly, you may be asking what the new sentencing guidelines are. Well simply put, they came into force on the 1st February to provide guidance to magistrate and crown court judges for <a href="/hr-services/leg...
Read moreProcessing of personal information by employers The Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) incorporates the main bulk of existing legislation on th...
Read moreTribunal case of bus driver who alleged injury This week, we examine the facts of a recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case to illustrate the options open to employers if they suspect an employee of feigning an illness or injury. In particular, we focus on the investigation of the facts i...
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What employment legislation changes are in store for 2018? As the end of the year 2017 beckons, HR professionals will no doubt be thinking ahead to 2018 and what is to come from an employment legislation perspective.
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In July, the Supreme Court ruled that employment tribunal fees were unlawful. Following this decision, the number of claims has already increased threefold. The July ruling found that the fees – which were set up to £1,200 - were “discriminatory” against women
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Each year, changes to employment law, challenge businesses more and more. Non-compliance can lead to heavy fines putting additional pressure on the SME to remain in business.
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Performance management is not a one-off occurrence but instead an all year-round process – managers need to reconsider their methods of appraising their team members and ensuring that this is an ongoing process rather than an annual ‘tick box’ activity.
Read moreIn September 2015, the government introduced the ‘Fit for Work’ scheme in a bid assist employers with sickness absence.
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Commissioned by the government, Matthew Taylor, the head of the Royal Society of Arts began his inquiry into ‘controversial employment practices’. That was ten months ago and the report was published on 11 July 2017.
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What are Subject Access Requests? The Data Protection Act (DPA) was implemented into UK law in 1998 following a directive from Europe by way of the Data Protection Directive. It was designed to regulate the way personal data is used and stored. Section 1(1) of the DPA describes “...
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Under the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002, employers need to either prevent or reduce their workers' exposure to substances that are hazardous to their health.
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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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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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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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Awards for injury to feelings made under the Equality Act 2010 for discrimination have increased.
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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...
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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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