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• 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...