Jul 05, 2024 Things can only get better? But how and when? By Anna Dabek The results are in, and the surprise factor is akin to UK’s “nil pointe” on Eurovision night! Number 10 has a new inhabitant. Whatever...
Jul 04, 2024 A few immigration tweaks – too few to mention? I think not… By Hazel Findlay The politicians might have downed tools and joined the campaign trail, however, for Home Office staff, it has been more like business as...
Dec 14, 2022 Another 'I am sick' phone call By Anna Dabek It was reported last month that the number of people off work due to long-term sickness hit a record high of 2.5 million in the three...
Nov 16, 2022 Redundancy consultation – don’t ignore its purpose By Matthew Wort In most sectors, as budgets are squeezed and costs are soaring, the prospect of redundancies is an all too real one. If that is the case...
Oct 18, 2022 World Menopause Day 2022 - supporting your colleagues in the workplace By Anna Dabek Menopause, its symptoms and its effect on women in the workplace have been really brought into the light over the last 18 months. Some...
Jul 20, 2022 Holiday pay - entitlement to 5.6 weeks paid holiday for those working irregular hours By Anna Dabek The judgment in the case of Harpur Trust v Brazel was published today (20 July 2022) confirming that part-year employees (and those...
Jun 21, 2022 Changes to fit notes By Anna Dabek The amendment to the regulations governing fit notes has been laid before Parliament, to change the existing legislation on statements of...
Jun 15, 2022 'The Change' must prompt a change within our workplaces By Anna Dabek A 44% rise in anything over a 12-month period is, by most people’s reckoning, worthy of some fanfare and action. Both, however, appear a...
May 24, 2022 Long Covid – is it a disability? By Anna Dabek The Human Rights watchdog, the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), caused a Twitter flurry earlier this month by tweeting that...
Mar 22, 2022 P&O shipping in new workers – I’ll bet they haven’t checked the updated right to work checks By Hazel Findlay For 800 P&O Ferries’ employees, last week was a particularly bad one. Via a zoom meeting, they were informed they no longer had jobs and...
Mar 02, 2022 Long Covid - how can it be managed by employers? By Anna Dabek We may be seeing the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions in the UK, but the virus has not gone away, and I fear its legacy will be evident...
Jan 06, 2022 Mandatory vaccinations - the draft regulations become the law By Anna Dabek The news that all health and social care leaders have been awaiting was confirmed today – the mandatory vaccinations regulations have...