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2010 News Articles

6 Sep 2010 - Pre-Employment Checks - Enhancing your recruitment decisions  

12 Aug 2010 - The Equality Act 2010
 
 
12 Aug 2010 - Whistleblowing 

12 Aug 2010 - Drunken Pedestrian Sues Lorry Driver 

12 Aug 2010 - Changing the Formula of a Performance Bonus 

11 Aug 2010 - What are Method Statements?


11 Aug 2010 - Temperature in the Workplace

12 Jul 2010 - Violence at Work 


12 Jul 2010 - Christmas Holidays

12 Jul 2010 - Annual Leave

12 Jul 2010 - Bonuses to Former Employees

12 Jul 2010 - National Minumum Wage Rages

12 Jul 2010 - Pension Changes

23 June 2010
Coalition Agreement and Employment

23 June 2010
Customer Pressure to Dismiss


23 June 2010
Fake 'Fit Notes'


23 June 2010
World Cup Penalties
 

23 June 2010
Time Off for Training - New Rights
 

21 May 2010
What's in a Name
?

21 May 2010
The New Government and Employment Law

21 May 2010
Social Networking and Work
 

21 May 2010
Contracts of Employment - Reserving the Right to Amend

21 May 2010
Apprenticeships - Are they right for your business
?

10 May 2010
First Aid Knowledge/Skills?
 

20 April 2010
Volcanic Ash
  

15 April 2010
Running a Small Construction Site?
  

14 April 2010
The Secret of Implementing Change
 
 
14 April 2010
Down to Zero
 
 
14 April 2010
Payment in Lieu 


22 March 2010
Sick Note to Fit Note
 

18 March 2010
Road Accidents Can Drive Your Business Down
 

18 March 2010
Champions of Gossiping - Men or Women?
 

18 March 2010
World Cup Worries
 

18 March 2010
Managing Creative Employees

18 March 2010
Preventing Violence Against Staff

18 March 2010
Vicarious Liability
 

5 March 2010
Lone Working Safely


22 February 2010
Twittering for Job Applicants


22 February 2010
National Sickie Day


22 February 2010
Are You Feeling Lucky?


16 February 2010
Time Off for Study or Training - Right or Wrong?
 

16 February 2010
Paternity Leave to be Extended
   

3rd February 2010
Safer Driving for Work
    

13 January 2010
Noise in the Workplace


13 January 2010
 'Climate Change' Employee Wins Appeal


13 January 2010
Is Psychological Contract Under Strain?

13 January 2010
Employment Legislation for the New Year

13 January 2010
Drove My Chevy to the Levy - The costs of workplace parking


7 January 2010
Snow - Employee Absence

2009 News Articles

21/12/09 - Thinking on Your Feet 

21/12/09 - The Female Species is More Deadly than the Male

18/12/09 - Talking Turkey

17/12/09 - Making Your Life Simpler (Honest) 

17/12/09 - When the Met Office Predict Snow
 

14/12/09 - Corporate Manslaughter


12/11/09 - Can Sideways be the New Forward?

12/11/09 - Using Agency Workers

12/11/09 - Hiring Temporary Staff

12/11/09 - Would an Apprentice Benefit my Business?

12/11/09 - Gas Appliance Installation  

05/10/09 - Manual Handling

02/10/09 - Blowing the Whistle

01/10/09 - Employing Illegal Workers


01/10/09 - Upper Limb Disorders

01/10/09 - Under the Weather on Holiday

14/09/09 - Employing Illegal Workers - The Cheaper Option?

14/09/09 - Increasing Employee Benefits

14/09/09 - Age Discrimination - Young and Old Alike!

14/09/09 - Forthcoming Legislation

19/08/09 - Failing to Prepare is to Prepare to Fail

19/08/09 - Right Person - Wrong Role

03/08/09 - Keeping Up to Date


03/08/09 - Swine Flu (An Employer's Guide)  

03/08/09 - Consulting on Health and Safety with Employees


03/08/09 - Young People at Work

14/07/09 - School Holidays and Worksite Safety

13/07/09 - The Qdos House of HR Development

13/07/09 - Reducing Staff Costs

13/07/09 - Are You Listening?

13/07/09 - Managing Sickness Absence

13/07/09 - Varying the Contract of Employment

13/07/09 - HSE Warns

13/07/09 - Lift Truck Operator Training

09/06/09 - Recession - A Recruiter's Dream?

09/06/09 - Company and Director Charged in First Corporate Killing Case

09/06/09 - Preparing for Growth

09/06/09 - Redundancy is Not the Only Option!

22/04/09 - Spare a thought for the boss!


22/04/09 - Code Breaking

21/04/09 - Accident Reporting

24/03/09 - Legislation Latest

24/03/09 - Heyday Decision

23/03/09 - Management of Stress and Mental Ill Health at Work


23/03/09 - Understanding Your Legal Expenses Insurance


27/02/09 - The Long Term Sick Dilemma


27/02/09 - Death by Many Cuts

27/02/09 - Practical Case Law - Importance of the Disciplinary Letter

27/02/09 - What Now With POVA?


27/02/09 - Mental Health in the Workplace

27/02/09 - Preventing Slips and Trips

27/02/09 - Trip Risk Warning Ignored!

19/01/09 - Noise Management in Music and Entertainment


15/01/09 - Discipline and Outcome

15/01/09 - Remembering the Ones We Left Behind

15/01/09 - It's Not What You Are, It's What You Are Called!

13/01/09 - Driving HR through the Credit Crunch


13/01/09 - Social Responsibilities during an Economic Downturn

13/01/09 - HR and Employment Law Trends for 2009

17/12/08 - A Christmas Story

04/12/08 - Tips for Change


04/12/08 - Some Working Time Thoughts

04/12/08 - Value of an HR Audit


04/12/08 - Queen's Speech Outlines More Employment Change

04/12/08 - Compensation Award Increases

04/12/08 - Revisiting Stress

01/12/08 - Safety Alert - Gas Boilers - Flues in Voids

01/12/08 - Fire Safety - 'Do You Have Paying Guests?'

04/11/08 - Shift Work and Fatigue

04/11/08 - Sleeping on Duty - Calculating Working Time


04/11/08 - End of Year Problem - Holidays for Sale

04/11/08 - Festive Time Reminder

04/11/08 - How's Your Carbon Footprint Reduction Doing?

04/11/08 - Avoiding Redundancy - But when it comes, deal with it properly

04/11/08 - Does the Punishment Fit the Crime?

04/11/08 - That's News to Me - Inaccurate Information on a Transfer

09/10/08 - It's Murder this Redundancy

07/10/08 - Time Off for Public Duties


07/10/08 - Time Off for Dependants

06/10/08 - First Aid at Work

02/10/08 - Avoiding Retirement

02/10/08 - Employment and Mental Health

12/09/08 - Driving for Work

02/09/08 - National Minimum Wage and Volunteers


02/09/08 - Sickness Benefit Changes

02/09/08 - Changes to Maternity and Adoption Leave Rights

02/09/08 - Reminder of Driving Laws

02/09/08 - Change to National Minimum Wage

02/09/08 - Flexible Working

01/08/08 - Guidance for Lift Owners


01/08/08 - Disability - Ability and Work

01/08/08 - Government Support to Vulnerable Workers

01/08/08 - New Implications for Disability Discrimination

01/08/08 - Avoiding an Uplift


01/08/08 - Don't Be Part of the Increase

01/08/08 - Legislation by the Back Door?


02/07/08 - Slips, Trips and Falls


02/07/08 - Equality Proposals - An Alternative View

01/07/08 - It's a Green World - Encouraging the Healthy Office

01/07/08 - Dealing with the After Effects of Redundancy

01/07/08 - Recruitment and Launch of the National Staff Dismissal Register


11/06/08 - Electricity at Work


11/06/08 - The Independent Safeguarding Authority - Consultation Response


02/06/08 - HR & Encouraging Healthy Lifestyles


02/06/08 - Helping Reduce the Carbon Footprint and Cut Business Costs

02/06/08 - Assessing the Revised ACAS Code in Relation to Discipline

02/06/08 - Agency Angst

02/06/08 - Religion and Genuine Occupational Requirement

02/06/08 - Occupational Health Boost for Businesses

02/06/08 - Promoting Physical Activity in the Workplace

01/05/08 - Lifting and Handling Aids

01/05/08 - Call Centre Work and Display Screen Equipment (DSE) or Visual Display Units (VDU) or Computer Screens


01/05/08 - More Costs for Small Employers

01/05/08 - Improving the Benefit

01/05/08 - Keeping Tabs - Monitoring Employees

01/05/08 - Remember the Business Reasons

01/05/08 - HR in a Cold Climate

25/04/08 - Corporate Manslaughter Provisions

01/04/08 - April Rises


01/04/08 - Performance - The Risk of Youth

01/04/08 - Apprentices and the Law

01/04/08 - Corporate Manslaughter & Corporate Homicide Act 2007 - Further Information

01/04/08 - Corporate Manslaughter & Corporate Homicide Act 2007

10/03/08 - Working Flexibly

10/03/08 - Promotion and Responsibility

10/03/08 - Are You Well?  If so, why aren't you at work?

01/02/08 - Workshop Workout         

01/02/08 - Opinion - The Role of HR 
      

01/02/08 - To Translate or Not
         

08/01/08 - Employment Rights Increases
          

08/01/08 - Employment Bill
    

08/01/08 - Taking Care
   

08/01/08 - Data Changes Afoot
            

01/12/07 - In the News - Dec 07
        

01/12/07 - New Legislation Proposals
         

01/12/07 - Now what shall we panic about?
    

01/12/07 - Dec Case Review
     

06/11/07 - In the News - Nov 07


01/11/07 - Positive Recruitment   

01/11/07 - H&S Newsletter - Nov 07          

01/11/07 - Dealing with Deceit        

01/11/07 - Festive Fun Time    

01/11/07 - Revising Procedures     

01/11/07 - Retirement               

01/11/07 - The Importance of Time    

01/10/07 - National Minimum Wage Changes    

01/10/07 - The Equal Pay Debate   

01/10/07 - The Danger of Computer Adiction    
 
01/10/07 - Car Space Benefit              

01/10/07 - Is it an Appraisal or a Performance Review?      

01/10/07 - In the News - Oct 07       

01/09/07 - In the News - Sep 07       

01/09/07 - The Value of an Exit Interview     

01/09/07 - Why Pay a Bonus?    

01/09/07 - The Right to Search   

01/09/07 - What's in a Bank Holiday?  

01/08/07 - In the News - August  

01/08/07 - H&S News Letter - Aug 07
             

01/08/07 - Encouraging Young People
    

01/08/07 - In a Simple World
    

01/07/07 - H&S News - July 07
     

01/07/07 - In the News - July 07   

01/07/07 - Working with Public Bodies     

01/07/07 - Preventing Illegal Working
     

01/06/07 - H&S News - June 07     

01/06/07 - The Final Countdown
    

01/06/07 - In the News - June
   

01/06/07 - Health & Safety Newsletter June 07
   

01/05/07 - Are you ready for the ban?
    

01/05/07 - Be Prepared for Summer
   

01/05/07 - In the News - May
  

01/04/07 - Care in the 21st Century
 

01/04/07 - In the News - April
 

01/03/07 - Extending Flexible Working 

01/03/07 - In the News
 

01/03/07 - H & S Newsletter
 

01/02/07 - HSE Non-Injury Case Prosecution
 

01/02/07 - Increasing Holiday Entitlement


01/02/07 - News Update - February 2007
 

01/01/07 - Welcome to 2007 

01/01/07 - Smoking Revisited

01/01/07 - Employing Workers from the new EU States

01/01/07 - Paying Notice in Periods of Sickness

01/12/06 - News Round


01/12/06 - Drive Time

01/12/06 - Legislation Workshop - Dec 06

01/12/06 -  Compromised Service

01/12/06 - Appreciative Appraisals

01/11/06 - Harasment and Bullying

01/11/06 - It's Festive Time

01/11/06 - Scottish Perspective

01/11/06 - Maternity and Parental Leave

01/10/06 - Age Discrimination

01/10/06 - October Update

01/10/06 - Preview of 2007

01/10/06 - Religion and Discrimination  

01/10/06 - Working Offshore

01/10/06 - Eliminating the Risk of Tribunals

01/10/06 - Licensing Authority