News

July 2015

  • Five Hurt at Three Counties Showground...
    29/07/2015
    Five hurt at Three Counties Showground as marquee blows over...
  • Pontefract Rugby Club
    29/07/2015
    We are pleased to announce that we are the primary shirt sponsors for Pontefract Rugby Club...
  • Employing Young Workers
    21/07/2015
    Employing Young Workers With the start of the summer holidays upon us, you may be approached by a young person looking for a summer job...
  • Limitation on Claiming Holiday
    14/07/2015
    Limitation on claiming holiday New legislation on the limitation on claiming holiday...
  • Your Most Valuable Asset
    13/07/2015
    Your Most Valuable Asset Your people are your most valuable asset...
  • Shared Parental Leave
    13/07/2015
    Shared Parental Leave It is only a few weeks until parents-to-be with babies due to be born, or matched for adoption, on or after 5th April 2015 can start sharing up to 50 weeks of parental leave...
  • Long Term Absence
    13/07/2015
    Long Term Absence I am frequently asked to advice on long term absence cases...
  • Obesity and Disability
    13/07/2015
    Obesity and Disability Last year the European Court of Justice held that a Danish childminder was disabled where his obesity hindered his "full and effective participation" at work...
  • Frustration and Reward
    13/07/2015
    Frustration and reward! When I meet a prospective client the overwhelming initial comment I receive is one of frustration...
  • Making Better Decisions
    13/07/2015
    Making Better Decisions Every decision made in your business will be made by you or one of your employees...
  • Fit for Work
    13/07/2015
    Fit for Work The new government scheme to assist employees back to work is anticipated to be available across the UK from May 2015...
  • Is Mediation 'Pink and Fluffy'?
    13/07/2015
    Is Mediation 'pink and fluffy'? Because HR is about people, no situations are ever exactly the same...
  • Smoking Policies - Do they cover e-cigarettes?
    13/07/2015
    Smoking Policies - Do they cover e-cigarettes? With the increasing use of e-cigarettes your position on their use or restriction is worth contemplation...
  • Good News if you Employ Young People....
    13/07/2015
    Good News if you Employ Yound People...
  • Requesting Criminal Records - Now a Crime...
    13/07/2015
    Requesting Criminal Records - Now a Crime...
  • Do you have a Chatterbox?
    13/07/2015
    Do you have a Chatterbox? Have you ever had one of those employees who insists on chatting to everyone at every opportunity? A client had this issue with an employee - and whenever needed to leave her desk, whether to go to the printer or to go for a break, she would chat to everyone along the way...
  • Should an employer postpone a disciplinary hearing to hear a grievane?
    13/07/2015
    Should an employer postpone a disciplinary hearing to hear a grievance? In the recent case of Jinadu v Docklands Buses Limited & Ors, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered whether an employer was under an obligation to postpone a disciplinary hearing to consider an employee's grievance...
  • Fit Notes
    13/07/2015
    Fit Notes Although the fit note was introduced in 2010, I am often asked what is expected from an employer when a doctor issues their employee with a fit note...
  • Who Decides What Is A Reasonable Adjustment?
    13/07/2015
    Who decides what is a reasonable adjustment? The dilemma that many employers face when seeking to make reasonable adjustment for a member of staff who is disabled centres around whether it is the employers or employees opinion that matters when determining what is reasonable? The recent case of Makuchova v Guoman Hotel Management (UK) Ltd has brought an element of relief to employers on this issue...
  • Use Of Mobile Phones When Driving
    13/07/2015
    Use of mobile phones when driving While most organisations have rules on the use of mobile phones when driving, a number of recent cases have highlighted the important of their application in a fair, consistent and reasonable manner...
  • Checking Driving Licences
    13/07/2015
    Checking Driving Licences On the 8th June 2015 the paper counterpart of the DVLA driving licence was abolished...
  • Should employers include voluntary overtime when calculating an employee's holiday pay?
    13/07/2015
    Should employers include voluntary overtime when calculating an employee's pay? There has been an interesting case regarding voluntary overtime...
  • Health & Safety Executive Release Latest Workplace Fatality Rates
    07/07/2015
    The Health & Safety Executive has today released the 2014/15 workplace fatality figures...