
Time off for surrogacy
One of your employees has announced that they are having a baby through surrogacy arrangements. You will be delighted for the employee, but may wonder

Supporting employees with cancer
Cancer can be devastating for all those affected by it. The majority of us will know someone who has been affected by cancer. It may

Overpaid an employee? What can you do?
Blog Things in the workplace don’t always go without a hitch. One simple mistake from payroll could mean you have accidentally overpaid an employee. But

Are your employees due a pay rise?
April has brought about a pay rise for those employees on the National Minimum Wage and the National Living Wage. But what about everyone else?

National Minimum Wage for Agriculture – A guide for employers
Employers who fail to pay the minimum wage are ‘named and shamed’. Nobody wants to be publicly shown up for not complying with the law,

Vehicle company fined after airbag fractures apprentice’s skull
A vehicle maintenance company has been fined after a worker suffered serious head injuries. The court heard the apprentice along with an experienced mechanic was

Fine after poultry Health & Safety measures
An egg production company and a joinery sub-contractor have been sentenced after a worker fell through a roof. The joiner had been helping to re-roof

Tesco fined after chemical burns:
Tesco worker chemically burned after COSHH breaches A supermarket chain has been fined after a store worker suffered chemical burns. The employee was using a

Dealing with short-term absences in manufacturing
Often employers feel helpless when dealing with employees’ frequent short-term absences, which have a significant disruptive effect on staffing levels and productivity. For manufacturing employers,

Relieving commuting stress
Travelling to work isn’t always easy. You may be one of the millions of people who face the daily reality of crammed trains, buses or

Gender pay report deadline – act now!
As we reported recently, the deadline for publishing gender pay reports is looming. Despite this, some employers have still not complied with this obligation. This
Passer-by raises fall from height risks
A solar panel installation company along with its sole director has been fined after a passer-by reported unsafe working to the Health & Safety Executive