How to Prepare for Winter Shutdown With a large proportion of construction sites about to close for three weeks, I thought it would be a good idea to share some tips to ensure that they remain safe over the holiday season. Prior to shutdown, make sure that you walk the entire site, checking that any…
In this article, Andrew Wilson, THSP’s Employment Law Consultant Director, discusses the latest trends in HR and Employment Law cases for November. While the type of issues relating to furlough pay have finished, we are still answering numerous questions about how to treat pay for people with COVID. Here is a run through of the…
How much time and money do you spend dealing with issues regarding health and safety? Workplace injuries are time-consuming, expensive and can damage the reputation of a company. By law, it is mandatory as an employer to make sure that your staff are not at risk of injury because of the work they do. The…
Our weather office is predicting slightly colder than average temperatures for us this winter. If you have outdoor workers, you’ll need to take care at work this winter. Winter conditions can lead to many work-related risks. Slips, trips and falls on icy walkways can affect both employees and members of the public. Working at low…
Why should we care about the safety of our employees? The term ‘protect’ – defined as keeping someone/something safe from harm or injury – inevitably encompasses matters of health and safety. Businesses should protect their employees, and this includes the physical health of an employee as well as their mental wellbeing. Once safety is not…
Sunday 10th October was World Mental Health Day, a day dedicated to spreading the message that it’s okay not to be okay, and to encouraging all of us to talk. But because it was a Sunday, it is possible that it may have been overlooked by some people. Sadly, there are over 6,000 calls to Samaritans…
Date of Last Update: 04/10/2021 You can find the latest furlough scheme updates here: 4 October 2021 – The end of the furlough scheme As the furlough scheme came to an end on 30 September 2021, so did the ability to reclaim Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) for absences related to Coronavirus. From 1st October, SSP…
A shortage of lorry drivers has caused problems for a range of industries in recent months, from supermarkets to fast food chains. Now, some fuel deliveries have been affected, leading to panic buying and lengthy queues at petrol stations. According to the BBC, the Petrol Retailers Association has warned that as many as two-thirds of…
Our customers have just been informed that THSP (The Health and Safety People Limited) is now an Employee-Owned business
Currently, when a worker reaches their 66th birthday they are not auto-enrolled into a Workplace Pension Scheme, as they hit the State Pension Age.