Health and safety induction training | What to include and 10 top tips for employers
When it comes to creating a positive health and safety culture and driving down risk, raising awareness among employees and instilling the right behaviours from
COURT RULING | Employers CAN’T pro-rate holiday pay for zero-hour and casual workers
Few things give employers a headache quite like trying to get to grips with holiday pay rules. Throw into the mix employees who don’t work
Hand-arm vibration | HSE published new guidance for 2019
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has now issued a second edition of L140, and employers whose work activities involve power tools will need to
The dangers of treating maternity-related sickness absence like other illness
When it comes to employment law, it’s typically advised that treating everybody the same is the best way to avoid claims. However, in relation to
How to calculate holiday pay for workers on zero-hour contracts
Are you bashing your head against the wall trying to figure out entitlements for those on zero-hour contracts? If so, you’re not alone. Zero-hour workers
7-STEP GUIDE | How to fairly dismiss an employee who pulls frequent sickies
BLOG Written on 18 May 2022 Occasional sickness is a normal and accepted part of life, and all employers will inevitably have to manage sickness
Can employers make changes to an employee’s contract without their consent?
COVID-19 advice Looking for advice on changing terms and conditions of employment during coronavirus? Download our simple guidance note, plus all the template resources you
Workplace fire safety | 8 essential to-dos for employers
The tragic events of 14 June 2017, when a fire broke out in the Grenfell Tower residential accommodation block, illustrated the devastating effects of poor
‘Avoidable’ | Company fined thousands over child gate crush fatality
An electric gate company has been handed a £30,000 fine for health and safety failings that led to the death of a six-year-old boy. The
£5 MILLION? | 5 recent health and safety failings that cost employers millions
Health and safety is often seen as separate to other business activities, but with million-pound fines now commonplace, health and safety failings can make or
Court highlights importance of safe work at height
Falls from height are one of the leading causes of workplace fatalities and injuries, accounting for 40 fatalities in 2018/19, and employers face record fines
Too hot to work? | Employees threaten to walk out over soaring temperatures
It’s hot. Possibly too hot. Workplaces everywhere are descending into sweaty chaos, and nobody’s quite sure what to do about it. Facebook is awash with
