EMPLOYER FAQs | Subject Access Requests
The rules on subject access requests changed under the GDPR. The right of access, commonly known as subject access, allows employees to make a request
EMPLOYER’S GUIDE | Health and Disability in recruitment
The Equality Act is very strict on what health or disability questions employers can ask during the recruitment process. As a general principle, it is
HR NEWS | Underpaying National Minimum Wage Fines
Blog Almost 240 employers have been named and shamed by the government for underpaying the National Living and Minimum Wage. Employers have underpaid 22,400 workers
HR Guide | Supporting employees with dyslexia
What do employers do if an employee informs them they are dyslexic? Despite that the fact that the NHS reckons that up to 1 in
H&S NEWS | Textile firm failed to identify risk
A textile firm has been fined after safety breaches led to a worker being crushed to death. In attempting to free a stuck package, the
Battling the heat and low productivity
After a weekend of sizzling heat, the warm weather seems here to stay. When working in these hot conditions, work may not be the number
HR NEWS | Right to work – failure to give right of appeal unfair
According to a recent decision by the Employment Appeal Tribunal, an employee who was dismissed after failing to produce evidence of his right to work
Guide | Improving attendance in Manufacturing
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
Manufacturing | Accepting sick notes from abroad
Sickness absences are a headache for all employers. But if you have a diverse workforce some unexpected challenges arise. Imagine that an employee goes on
Manufacturing | Requiring employees to speak English
Manufacturing businesses are often made of a diverse workforce with workers of many different nationalities and backgrounds. In this cases, employers may wish to impose
Guide | Key things to know when hiring students
Thousands of students up and down the country will be finishing off their exams and waiting anxiously for their results to see if they got
Guide | How to deal with employees who return to work late after holiday
We all want our employees to enjoy their time off work, but what happens if an employee takes that one step too far and does
