Business Support – Mindset
Business Support – Mindset (IAP 3/7) This webinar is the third of seven of our free Business Support series in partnership with Nordens Chartered Accountants. Over the series, Joe Sword, Head of Strategic Planning at Nordens, guides you through ‘7 Key Successes’ which are: 1. Vision and Goals, 2. Sales and Marketing, 3. Mindset, 4. Cashflow, […]
Data and GDPR: Compliance and implications after Brexit
On the 31 December 2020, the Brexit Transition period ended meaning that from 1 January 2021, the UK has been able to amend UK employment legislation underpinned by European law. The UK’s Data Protection Act 2018 is one example, which is underpinned by the European GDPR. This article considers the impact of having left the […]
Business Support – Sales and Marketing
This webinar is the second of seven of our free Business Support series in partnership with Nordens Chartered Accountants. Over the series, Joe Sword, Head of Strategic Planning at Nordens, guides you through ‘7 Key Successes’ which are: 1. Vision and Goals, 2. Sales and Marketing, 3. Mindset, 4. Cashflow, 5. Systems and Processes, 6. Profitability, […]
Health & Safety: care home fined after resident was injured in fall
The following health and safety incident could have been so much worse and could quite easily have been a fatality after a 4.5m fall from height. A care home for vulnerable adults has been fined after a resident was injured in a fall from height. Airdrie Sheriff Court heard how on 29 July 2019, a […]
Data and GDPR – Compliance and Implications after Brexit
Data and GDPR: Compliance and Implications after Brexit From the 1st January 2021, the UK has no longer been in the Brexit transition period and has since been able to create and amend employment legislation; but what happens with existing European legislation that applies to the UK? This webinar takes the EU GDPR and considers […]
Employment tribunal backlog reaches 10 year high
Soaring unemployment in the aftermath of COVID-19, on top of an existing backlog, has seen the highest level of employment tribunal claims in ten years. A person bringing an employment tribunal claim will now have to wait 14 months to have their case resolved, with while a quarter of people will have to wait at least 16 months. While […]
Asda workers win first key hurdle in equal pay battle
A significant ruling has recently been published in the case of Asda workers claiming equal pay rights. The Supreme Court ruling The Supreme Court have deemed that the (predominantly female) retail workers can compare themselves to their (predominantly male) counterparts working in the distribution centres, even though these are separate establishments and the terms issued in each […]
Health & Safety at Work – General Fire Safety
Health & Safety at Work: General Fire Safety In this webinar we explore how to manage Fire procedures in the workplace and the legal responsibility placed upon the business owner. We look at the documents that need to be in place and introduce what system testing, maintenance and service scheduling is required. We explore what staff […]
Health and Safety: Prosecution of Principal Contractor and Supplier
According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), “Anyone engaging contractors has health and safety responsibilities, both for the contractors and anyone else that could be affected by their activities.” This article shows how a Principal Contractor can be prosecuted for the failings on Health & Safety of any of the contractors on the job […]
COVID-19: free rapid home testing kits for all workplaces
The Government’s coronavirus (COVID-19) workplace testing scheme will be widened in the coming weeks, and so eligible employers must register their interest by 12 April. Why you should test your workforce Around 1 in 3 people who have COVID-19 are reported not to have any symptoms and so spread the virus without knowing it. For […]
SME Challenge – Managing Your Cyber Security
SME Challenge Managing Your Cyber Security This webinar is part of our SME Challenge series, following our SME Survey, and will help provide insight into how to manage your cyber security challenges. Our first guest presenter is Eddie Finch, Managing Director at C3C, Chapter Three Consulting who are compliance specialists. Eddie is a former Police Officer […]
Health and Safety Investigation: Falls from Height
This interesting case shows how a seemingly basic task could have ended in fatal consequences due to the employer not correctly risk assessing the work being undertaken and also the workers allowing the unsafe work to continue without raising concerns. Falls from height remain one of the most common causes of work-related fatalities in this […]
Absence Management: How to deal with mental health absences
It is reported that depression, which is just one form of mental ill health, is the second leading cause of disability worldwide. The Office for National Statistics reported that stress, depression or anxiety accounted for 54% of all working days lost due to ill health. Mental health can have a significant impact on an employee’s wellbeing at […]
Absence Management – How to Deal With Mental Health Absences
Absence Management How to Deal With Mental Health Absences It is reported that depression, which is just one form of mental health, is the second leading cause of of disability worldwide. The Office for National Statistics reported that in 2018/19, stress, depression or anxiety accounted for 54% of all working days lost due to ill […]
Buckingham Palace investigate allegations of bullying
Bullying and harassment in the workplace continues to be a topic which employers can always learn from as part of a continuous aim to protect their employees from harm and to promote dignity and respect in the workplace for all. Currently Buckingham Palace has a high profile employment issue with the leak of recent allegations […]
Interesting Employment Tribunal Cases 2020 and UK Employment Law After Brexit
In this article with accompanying webinar recording, we look back over some of 2020’s key interesting employment tribunal cases, as well as consider how UK employment will be impacted by Brexit. UK Employment Law 2021 and Beyond How leaving the EU impacts UK legislation When the UK was a member of the European Union (EU), […]
Employment Tribunal 2020 Case Ruling – Employment Status
Employment Status – Referees Are part-time football referees employees, whose match fees and other payments are subject to PAYE, or independent contractors? In the case HMRC vs Professional Game Match Officials Limited, referees were engaged by Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) to officiate at matches primarily in Leagues 1 and 2, but also the […]
Employment Tribunal 2020 Case Ruling – Exceptional Fair Dismissal
M Gallacher vs Abellio Scotrail Ltd – An exceptional fair dismissal A fair dismissal requires a proper procedure to be followed, and the decision to dismiss to fall within the band of reasonable responses. However, in the employment tribunal case Gallacher vs Abellio Scotrail Ltd, an exception was made given the very unusual and rare […]
Employment Tribunal 2020 Case Ruling – Working Time Regulations – Travel Time
Working Time Regulations – Travel Time A group of home care providers were ordered to pay more than £100,000 in backdated earnings, equating to around £10,000 per employee, which was the equivalent of 9 months full time work at the national minimum wage and holiday pay rates because of a tribunal claim which challenged what […]
SME Challenge – Marketing to Secure New Business
SME Challenge Marketing to Secure New Business As part of the recent SME Survey we conducted at the end of 2021, securing new business was identified as one of the main challenges to SMEs in to 2021. In this webinar HR Solutions, our guest presented Scott Jones, Managing Director at 123 Internet discusses the changes […]
