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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
The last 18 months have seen employers turn on a penny to keep their business on track, while guarding the health and wellbeing of staff and customers. While flexibility has[…]