A recent Employment Tribunal decision has shown the importance of not treating a positive drug test result as automatic grounds for dismissal. Employers need to
Whether entrepreneurs believe it or not, HR is an important ingredient to success. To grow and build your business, you need staff. When managing a
A Bill is currently working its way through Scottish Parliament. This would impact care providers in Scotland. The aim of this draft law is to
BLOG Drinking on the job is no laughing matter for hospitality employers. When working in a bar, restaurant or hotel, it can be easy for
Hundreds of thousands of work-related injuries and instances of ill health are reported every year. The employers responsible can face unlimited fines and even prison
Blog In order to save some money, employers may be tempted to download a free contract of employment or attempt to draft one themselves by
Unauthorised absences can hit hospitality businesses hard. Although there is no magic wand to make all these absences disappear, there are ways to reduce absences
Whether time spent by a worker sleeping on shift counts as working time for the purposes of calculating whether they have been paid at least
Unauthorised absences can hit manufacturing businesses hard. Although there is no magic wand to make all these absences disappear, there are ways to reduce absences
BLOG With the Met Office predicting that 2023 will be hotter than 2022, and one of the warmest years on record, there could be cause for concern
