FEELING HOT HOT HOT
Summer is here, with it comes the dangers of working outside in the heat. According to NIOSH working in heat can bring on heat stress injuries and heat stroke, the most serious heat-related disorder.
Top 10 Construction Health and Safety Risks
We all know that the weather affects the construction industry, which was evident with the adverse weather back in February and March putting a hold onto many construction jobs due to the poor weather leading to unsafe working conditions.
Dress codes and sex discrimination
The Government Equalities Office has issued new guidance on dress codes and sex discrimination. The guidance follows a high profile case in 2016 when a receptionist was sent home for wearing flat shoes.
Religion and belief
Did you know that a belief in climate change can be a ‘philosophical’ belief under the Equality Act? ACAS has issued some helpful new guidance on how to reduce religion and belief discrimination in the workplace.
Discrimination arising from disability
An employer will not be liable for disability discrimination unless it knew about the employee’s disability (or should have known about it).
Be a keeper not a player
The World Cup kicks off this week, How do you score well in the office as well as on the pitch?
Payslips
The catchily named Employment Rights Act 1996 (Itemised Pay Statement) (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2018 requires businesses to provide all ‘workers’ with an itemised payslip.
Discrimination on the grounds of religion and race
On the face of it, asking a Muslim employee if they promote Islamic State (IS) might seem discriminatory, but a recent case showed that the courts will look at the background to the comments and the reasons they were made before making a decision.
Extension of time to lodge an employment tribunal claim
There are strict time limits for lodging tribunal claims, but a tribunal can extend time in certain limited circumstances.
Variations of Contract
How easy is it for an employer to impose a pay freeze? In Abrahall v Nottingham City Council, the Court of Appeal decided that a group of employees had not ‘agreed’ to a pay freeze when they continued to work without protest afterwards.