
How to handle bereavement leave requests
It is often difficult for employers to speak to an employee about loss or bereavement. Work is usually the last thing on the employee’s mind

It is often difficult for employers to speak to an employee about loss or bereavement. Work is usually the last thing on the employee’s mind

Gone are the days when mothers were the ones left holding the baby. Employees may be eligible for Shared Parental Leave (SPL), which gives new

A maximum jail sentence shows just how much company bosses can be personally held to account for safety failings. And as we’ve seen over the

Around a dozen deaths and 40,000 injuries happen every year in easily preventable incidents involving unguarded machinery. In another needless statistic, an alloy processing plant

Employers may believe that new fathers only have the right to paternity leave, but in fact they may be entitled to a number of other

Blog When is the docking of pay legal? This blog explores situations where you may be able to deduct wages and the legal considerations you

If an employee wants to go to the dentist, doctor or optician in work time, are you obliged to give them the time off? And

Falls from height continue to make up a significant proportion of all workplace fatalities and serious injuries. Just over a quarter of all deaths last

Employers cannot discriminate on the basis of the ‘protected characteristics’ specified in the Equality Act 2010. These protected characteristics are age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage

What does 2017 hold in store for employers and HR professionals? We look at five key laws that will come into effect. 1 Changes to