Now is a time of transition as employees return to the workplace either on a hybrid basis or for all their working time. ‘Employers need to keep in mind the impact of this shift on any employees’ disabilities,’ says Zoe Lagadec. The impact of the pandemic on some of your employees’ health may only[…]
We would like to wish everyone a very merry Christmas and healthy and happy 2022. The practice will be closed from 23rd December and will re-open on Monday 10th January 2022.
If an employee goes off sick on or after 10 December 2021, up to and including 26 January 2022, you cannot ask them for proof of sickness until they have been off for 28 days or more. It is believed that the self-certification period has been increased from 7 to 28 days, for this period, to alleviate the[…]
As the Omicron variant continues to cause an increase in COVID cases the UK Government has once again advised those who can work from home to do so. This raises numerous issues for employers from the obligation to ensure that employees remain safe at work to monitoring working hours. Guidance can be read here from[…]
Employment policies and procedures: time for a refresh? Many businesses are now at the stage where they have planned their longer-term working arrangements for staff who may be office-based, remote working, or a hybrid arrangement. Some of the changes to working practices which were introduced ‘on the hoof’ as businesses adapted to the pandemic may[…]
Menopause in the Workplace The impact of menopause in the workplace is increasingly under the spotlight. The number of working women reaching the usual age to go through the menopause has significantly increased in recent years. Menopausal women are the fastest growing demographic in the workforce. Almost eight out of 10 of menopausal women[…]
Rental Payments for Uniform and Equipment should be deducted for the purposes of the National Minimum Wage
LATEST NEWS Nov 19, 2021
The EAT recently decided that rental payments made by a taxi driver to hire his vehicle and uniform should be deducted when calculating whether he had been paid the national minimum wage (NMW) . Both payments were “in connection with his employment”, as required under the National Minimum Wage Regulations 2015. The fact that the[…]
Carers’ Rights Day is 25 November 2021 – what rights do carers have at work?
LATEST NEWS Nov 02, 2021
Carers’ rights at work According to Care UK, three million people in the UK are juggling work with unpaid caring for disabled, seriously ill, or older loved ones. NHS England reports that carers are twice as likely to have poor health than those without caring responsibilities. The pandemic will no doubt have exacerbated existing[…]
In an episode of the Netflix series House of Cards, the American First Lady Claire Underwood opens the door of her huge refrigerator and stands there cooling off from a hot flush. The scene generated plenty of debate online, as it was a rare case of the menopause being acknowledged in a drama as an[…]