05 Jul, 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...
04 Jul, 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...
14 Dec, 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...
16 Nov, 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...
18 Oct, 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...
20 Jul, 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...
21 Jun, 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...
15 Jun, 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...
24 May, 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...
22 Mar, 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...
02 Mar, 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...
06 Jan, 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...