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How will the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act affect your workplace?

17 May 2023

The new legislation will apply to the hospitality industry in England and Wales. It will provide protection against employers who withhold tips from their employees. Employers should take positive action now to implement the new legislation. This can be achieved by introducing a new policy in you…

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Employers need to be aware of carers leave.

11 May 2023

The life of a carer can be difficult and challenging. It is often unpredictable and difficult to balance with employment commitments. Employers therefore need to adopt a more positive attitude towards carers and provide them with additional support.

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How safe is your manufacturing business?

09 May 2023

The manufacturing sector is the driving force of the economy. It is one of the sectors that benefits from automation, technology, and robotics to generate improved productivity, efficiency, and quality.

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Are the workplace auto enrolment pension eligibility criteria changing?

04 May 2023

Following its third reading before the House of Commons on 24 March 2023, the Government has backed MP Jonathan Gullis Private Members Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) (No. 2) Bill and it is likely that the Bill’s provisions will become law in 2024 if not earlier. The Bill seeks to expan…

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Can you prevent your employees openly discussing their salary?

28 April 2023

Due the cost of living and inflation employees are more concerned about their earnings and will often question if they are on a fair wage. Discussions will take place between colleagues, and this may cause alarm to employers as they may be concerned about resulting grievances.

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Can employers be held liable for the actions of third parties?

24 April 2023

What is harassment? Generally, it is any unwanted conduct that violates someone’s dignity, creates intimidation, hostility, fear, humiliation, or is degrading. These can arise from conduct or behaviour, pranks, spoken words, facial expressions, or gestures.

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Can an employer take disciplinary action against an employee with a potential mental health issue?

20 April 2023

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) decision in the case of McQueen v The General Optical Council gives further guidance on whether an employer can take disciplinary action and /or dismiss an employee who displays aggressive behaviour to other staff members but suffers from mental health issues.

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How should employers correctly handle Parental Bereavement Leave?

13 April 2023

The death of a child is a sad and devastating loss for any family. The employer should handle the situation with care and compassion. Employees' mental health is important, and employers should provide support if needed.

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The cost of recruiting skilled migrant employees to increase for employers.

11 April 2023

The minimum salary thresholds will increase on the 12 April 2023 for employees recruited on skilled worker visas. This will increase the cost of recruiting skilled migrant workers and employer will have to adjust salary and working hour to ensure compliance.

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Are employees entitled to the additional bank holiday for the kings coronation?

05 April 2023

The government announced that 8th May 2023 will be designated as a bank holiday to mark King Charles Coronation. But do employees have the right to take this additional bank holiday as paid leave?

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Does your business pass the Stress test?

04 April 2023

This April sees Stress Awareness Month take place, and in light of this we would like to give you some tips when it comes to managing stress in the workplace.

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Managing stress in the workplace

04 April 2023

Stress Awareness Month falls on April every year since 1992. This month is to raise awareness of the causes and cures for our modern-day stress epidemic.

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What impact could the proposed Workers' (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Bill have on your business?

27 March 2023 | Raj Laxman

The Government have proposed legislation to ensure casual workers have more predictable working hours.

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Are statutory payment rates and the compensation rate changing in April 2023?

24 March 2023 | Jatinder Tara

Failure to pay an employee the correct rate of pay in line with changes to take affect in April 2023 could give to unlawful deductions claim, constructive dismissal, breach of contract claim and investigation by HMRC .

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What legal liabilities do employers face for failure to provide adequate welfare facilities for their employees?

17 March 2023 | Shabir Karatella

An East Sussex construction firm and one of its directors have been charged and fined for failing to provide adequate welfare facilities for their employees at one of their sites.

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Manufacturer’s instructions – Health and Safety at Work

16 March 2023

Do you read the manufacturer’s instructions? It is always advisable to follow manufacturer’s instructions to understand the operations of a piece of equipment. However, when we are at home generally the ‘man’ will throw away the instructions.  Then try and build or set up the equipment, get frustra…

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Three good reasons for managing health and safety

16 March 2023

Can managing health and safety make my business successful? A question that has probably been thought about by managers and senior figures in their organisation, but whether it made it as an agenda item at the monthly meeting is arguable. So let me give you the reasons how managing health and safe…

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Budget Summary March 2023 - Provided by our sister company Vantage!

16 March 2023

On 15th March 2023 the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, released the Spring 2023 Budget! Our sister company Vantage has a team of experienced Tax and VAT advisors that have kindly provided a summary of this!

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Is employment status solely based upon what the contract states between the parties?

14 March 2023 | Jatinder Tara

The working status of a person providing services to an organization is very important for tax and employment law purposes because if the organization gets it wrong and the courts decide that the status relates to that of an employee or worker, they may be subject to various claims such as unpaid st…

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Vulnerable Workers and Emergency Evacuations: How adequate are your Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (PEEPs)?

10 March 2023 | Shabir Karatella

A recent study by Evac+Chair International has found that 25% of businesses are unaware of how many of their staff have mobility issues, and four in five are unsure about their statutory obligations.

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