Shared Parental Leave – indirect discrimination
Hextall v Chief Constable of Leicestershire Police also deals with not enhancing shared parental leave; but in this case, the claim was one of indirect discrimination.
General Data Protection Regulations (EU) 2016
The new data protection regime under the EU General Data Protection Regulation and the new Data Protection Act come into force on 25 May.
Importance of Site Management Safety Training
Brighton Magistrates’ court has fined a contractor £26,667 excluding additional costs of £3,659
Paediatric first aid training
THSP Risk Management is now offering a Paediatric First Aid course (Level 3), available to all who have child welfare at the heart of their working lives.
THSP now recognised ILM provider
THSP Risk Management has added another yet another tick to our already comprehensive list of professional accreditations. We are now a recognised ILM provider, meaning that our programmes are officially recognised as Development Programmes.
Stop! Make a change
Stop! Make a change is now half way through its two-week long campaign, finishing on Friday 27th April. Tying in with the 2018 theme, THSP Risk Management has taken this opportunity to encourage customers to make full use of site visits from our consultants and carry out tool-box talks with their team members.
Knowledge of disability
Do you have a duty to make reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 for an employee who believes he has a disability when you have no such evidence?
Duty to disclose relationships
The Supreme Court has decided that a head teacher, Ms Reilly was fairly dismissed for gross misconduct, for failing to disclose to her school’s governing authority the fact that she had a close relationship with a sex offender. The teacher argued that she was under no duty to disclose the relationship.
Redundancy bumping
A redundancy arises when there is a reduction in the employer’s requirements for employees to carry out work of a particular kind. Sometimes an employee whose role is redundant can be redeployed into another role in the organisation.
Personal Protective Equipment regulation changes
From the 21st April 2018, Council Directive 89/686/EC will be replaced by Regulation (EU) 2016/425, relating to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).