Self-Employed Contractors and Safety - What Farmers Need to Know
19th to 23rd July 2021 was Farm Safety Week and to tie in with this, the HSE released figures relating to deaths on farms over the past...
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- Apr 1, 2021
- 2 min
Increases to National Living Wage, National Minimum Wage and Other Rates
Are you aware of the increases announced in the rates for the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage? From the start of April...
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- Mar 8, 2021
- 4 min
Budget 2021: What you need to know
The government has now outlined the measures it intends to take in order to tackle the significant effect on the UK economy of the...
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- Feb 19, 2021
- 3 min
HSE Guidance on Disinfecting Offices During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Whether re-opening after lockdown or sanitising during occupancy, employers have to consider many different factors when ensuring their...
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- Jan 18, 2021
- 2 min
Supreme Court hands down decision on Business Interruption test case
On Friday, 15th January 2021, the Supreme Court gave judgment in the test case brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (the FCA)...
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- Jan 12, 2021
- 3 min
VAT in Preparation For Brexit
HMRC has written to all VAT-registered businesses to make sure that they are prepared for new trading rules with Europe now that Britain...
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- Dec 3, 2020
- 3 min
Virtual Christmas Parties and the Tax Implications
Amongst the many other things that the COVID-19 pandemic has affected is that annual institution, the office Christmas party. Several...
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- Nov 10, 2020
- 4 min
Employee mental health and wellbeing during coronavirus
On 31st October, the government announced that, following increases in the rates of COVID-19 infections, a new lockdown would come into...
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- Oct 20, 2020
- 3 min
HSE prosecute Luton Borough Council after teacher assaulted by pupil
Luton Borough Council has been prosecuted by the HSE and pleaded guilty following an incident at Putteridge High School in which an...
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- Oct 13, 2020
- 4 min
Changing Terms and Conditions of Employment
The Coronavirus pandemic has significantly affected the workplace in a great many ways, from home working to hygiene, desk layouts to...
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- Oct 7, 2020
- 4 min
Establishing a Home Working Policy
Prior to 22nd September, many firms were starting to bring their employees back into the workplace, either full-time or on a part-time...
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- Sep 30, 2020
- 3 min
The New Self-Isolation Regulations
In response to the recent increase in coronavirus cases, the government has brought in a raft of measures to tackle the problem. One of...
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- Aug 20, 2020
- 2 min
The Tribunal Claims Process: Advice and Representation
How common is an employment tribunal claim? Figures from the Survey of Employment Tribunal Applications show that a claim is more common...
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- Aug 5, 2020
- 2 min
Apprentices and apprenticeship funding - how does it work?
If you are a company that uses apprenticeships or have considered using them, the state of the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic may...
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- Aug 4, 2020
- 3 min
Information Commissioner’s Office publishes 2019–20 annual report
Data security is a very important issue for every organisation. Those who fail to effectively tackle it run the risk of incurring...
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- Jul 29, 2020
- 3 min
What are the events leading up to a tribunal claim?
Figures in the latest Survey of Employment Tribunal Applications (SETA) compiled and released by the Department for Business, Energy and...
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- Jul 28, 2020
- 3 min
Employment Tribunal settlement and award figures increase
The latest Survey of Employment Tribunal Applications (SETA) compiled and released by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial...
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- Jul 16, 2020
- 5 min
The Modern Slavery Act
Following allegations and a visit by the National Crime Agency to several factories supplying fashion retailers recently, media attention...
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- Jul 14, 2020
- 3 min
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Bonus
In a mini summer budget on 8th July 2020, the Chancellor announced a further update to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, in a move...
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- May 12, 2020
- 5 min
Employee mental health and wellbeing during the Coronavirus outbreak
One of the unexpected results of the coronavirus lockdown was the psychological effect on those who had to start working from home. From...
