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Recent Blog Posts By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

HMRC crackdown on salaried contracts

Do you have employees on an annual salary being paid at the National Minimum Wage (NMW) or up to £2.00 above it? If so we want you to contact us. H... Read More

07 November 2016 By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

Unsocial hours payment claim

Since the introduction of the National Living Wage, large companies have been under fire for taking steps to reduce the pay bill as these have mostly ... Read More

07 November 2016 By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

Socket protectors - helpful safety device, or devil in disguise?

During the summer this year, National Health Services across the UK issued an alert to all operating departments, warning them about the misuse of 13A... Read More

24 October 2016 By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

Annual Employment Tribunal Award Statistics Released

The Ministry of Justice has released its annual report of employment tribunal award statistics. The statistics show that the number of tribunal applic... Read More

24 October 2016 By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

Do employers need to write a modern slavery statement?

The first deadline for publishing a modern slavery statement has now passed; for businesses with a financial year ending on 31st March 2016 the govern... Read More

24 October 2016 By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

Asda: Save money. Live better?

Asda’s mission statement, Save Money, Live Better, took on a new meaning after 9500+ female employees' claim that the supermarket giant is in breach o... Read More

20 October 2016 By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

How much sick leave is too much?

EB writes: One of my employees is off sick on average two days per month. It's generally something unspecific like a migraine or general sickness. Is ... Read More

17 October 2016 By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

"National Living Wage Will Not Grow as Expected"

A living standards think tank has suggested that the planned growth of the National Living Wage will not happen because of a slowdown in economic grow... Read More

12 October 2016 By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

Commission and Holiday Pay - Court of Appeal says employers must pay

The Court of Appeal has decided that employers must increase holiday pay to reflect the commission earned by the worker. This is the latest developmen... Read More

11 October 2016 By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

How to support staff who are experiencing a mental health problem

World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is just the latest boxer to suffer mental health issues. Ricky Hatton, Oscar de la Hoya and Frank Bruno were all... Read More

11 October 2016 By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

Are talented employees with tattoos being overlooked?

With figures reporting that one in three young people have a tattoo, Acas are encouraging employers to relax rules around hiring people with tattoos t... Read More

10 October 2016 By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

Agency workers and whistleblowing

There are whistleblowing laws in place to protect workers from suffering unfavourable treatment when they’ve made a protected disclosure. In order to ... Read More

10 October 2016 By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

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