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Cater Leydon Millard acquisition strengthens Ellis Whittam’s employment law service

16th June 2021 No Comments

NEWS Chester – 16 June 2021: Ellis Whittam is pleased to announce the latest acquisition by parent company Marlowe plc. Employment law compliance specialist Cater

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A right to disconnect? | Finding the formula for work-life balance in 2021

21st May 2021 No Comments

BLOG Coronavirus has fundamentally changed the working world as we know it, but the effect on work-life balance is arguably the most significant of all. The

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Forcing a return to work | Risks and solutions

1st February 2021 No Comments

BLOG Though most UK residents are bound by the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, a certain degree of leeway still exists in some scenarios.  For instance,

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Tier we go again | What employers need to know about new post-lockdown rules

24th November 2020 No Comments

BLOG It’s the announcement many employers had been waiting on for weeks, but the Prime Minister’s post-lockdown plans, unveiled yesterday, have instead brought further uncertainty

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Scotland | How will a Level 4 lockdown impact employers?

18th November 2020 No Comments

BLOG In what some are calling Sturgeon’s attempt to save Christmas, 11 council areas in Scotland, including Glasgow, will enter Level 4 lockdown from Friday

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The end of the Job Retention Scheme | What happens once furlough ends?

11th May 2020 No Comments

COVID-19 advice The information in this blog is correct as at 11 May 2020. For the most up-to-date Employment Law and Health & Safety advice to

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HOSPITALITY AND LEISURE | Common health and safety risks and how to reduce them

19th August 2019 No Comments

Blog Employers are required to identify the hazards present in their workplace and to take reasonable steps to control the risks arising from those hazards.

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Ellis Whittam is often asked about Health & Safety in the workplace. So we’ve put together some of the more commonly asked questions: Do Health

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Research shows UK organisations paid over £55 million in Health & Safety fines last year. That’s a hike of 148% on the 2015 figure!  

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Sickness absence at record low

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Employers may often feel that sickness absence is a major problem, but the latest official figures show it’s at an all time low. According to

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