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It’s well known that The Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 places a duty on employers to look after their employees – but what about others who are not employees? For example Contractors or Agency workers?
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The gig economy gave rise to two important decisions last year over the employment status of self-employed individuals. In June 2018, the Supreme Court held that a plumber engaged by Pimlico Plumbers under a written agreement which stated the company was not obliged to offer work and he was not o…
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Asda is again making headlines in its Equal Pay claim case. To first bring you up to speed, thousands of Asda employees have claimed that they have been discriminated against by doing comparable work (work of equal value) as their predominately male warehouse workers based in distribution centres.
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The “beast from the east” caused severe weather disruptions in 2018 and it’s that time of the year again where adverse weather could severely disrupt business continuity where employees cannot attend work due to adverse weather conditions.
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Many questions arise when an employee has been told that they are being made redundant – such as notice period, garden leave, holidays during notice and ‘I now have a job – will this affect my redundancy pay?’
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With all the political chaos over the rejection of the Brexit plan by Parliament on Tuesday 15th January 2019, the Prime Minister is now considering new plans on the EU withdrawal to be shortly placed before Parliament.
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A recent case by Kenneth Ball (B) v First Essex Buses (2018) has highlighted some important points employers must consider during disciplinary procedures.
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What is Gross Negligence Manslaughter and how do I know if there is a liability for this?
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Quite often HR Advisors at Quest get the above query coming up especially where the employee has moved on to work for a competitor. The starting point is quite simple, where employees have signed their employment contracts,
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Greg Clarke ,The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, on 17th December 2018 delivered a statement to Parliament over a set of measures to change and reform employment rights under the “good work plan” (the plan) which sets out the Government’s future vision for the UK lab…
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It’s that time of year again! Hopefully all of your Christmas preparations are complete or at the very least well under way! So, with the New Year only weeks away it’s worth knowing what to look out for, employment legislation wise, in the year ahead!
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This is a regulation that places a duty on employers to report to the HSE (Health & Safety Executive) who are a government department responsible for health and safety compliance / enforcement in the UK.
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As the festive spirit kicks in the long held tradition of the works Christmas parties are now in full swing! Though this is meant to be joyous occasion it can often be ruined by over indulgence in alcohol which leads to uncharacteristic behaviour!
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With the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union (EU) fast approaching there is an air of trepidation being faced by UK employers where their European employees are concerned.
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UK workers are entitled to minimum 5.6 weeks of paid leave under the Working Time Regulations 1998, which equates to 28 days for a typical five-day working week, including public holidays, with pro-rata entitlement for those who work fewer than five days per week.
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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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