With those businesses whose employees are unable to work from home, and are now returning to their workplaces, it is a good time to remind everyone of the steps needed to reduce the risk from COVID-19 and the risks to your business. Recent figures released by HSE show that between 26th May to 2nd July…
This is a question being asked by many of our customers as they attempt to reorganise their businesses, as the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme moves to the next stage, and the end of this funding is in sight. As an alternative to running a full redundancy process, some people prefer to select specific employees…
In our recent article about the effect Brexit will have on the UK labour markets after 31st December 2020, we recommended Employers consider ways in which they could avoid skills shortages by adopting alternative recruitment strategies. .
Furlough Leave will affect people differently. For some, it will be a welcome employment break, but others can find the process more difficult. It is likely that COVID-19 has affected all your employees in some way, whether that be physically or emotionally. As an employer, it is imperative that measures are put in place to…
At first, Health and Safety and Employment Law may not seem connected. But they do have one major factor in common. They are both about people. Making the workplace a safe place for people is paramount. The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 states that employers are responsible for making sure that all their…
Since the beginning of lockdown, my colleagues and I have continued to visit construction projects around the country providing advice; not only on the steps to prevent the spread of Covid-19 but also to counter the usual health and safety risks that pay no regard to the virus.
Information published by the CIPD last week, may help to explain what the Furlough Scheme will look like after 1st July. There are some areas which need further clarification by the Government, and we are hoping to see this over the next week.
The clock is well and truly running down towards the December deadline for a trade deal between the UK and the European Union – leaving three million EU citizens living in this country in limbo.
As if we haven’t got enough to think about with managing our COVID-19 issues, many of our customers are now concerned about their EU employees, as there are several areas that need to be considered.
Last weekend marked the third anniversary of the Grenfell tragedy. Whilst Covid-19 has delayed the inquiry, it is due to resume next month.
…and how are your employees?
At the beginning of the lockdown period I read a great many articles warning of the perils to mental health that lay ahead, and whilst I appreciated that it might cause some distress to those people living alone or in circumstances that might not be described as comfortable, I have to admit I wasn’t too worried.