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Recent Blog Posts By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

Peninsula Face2Face - How can it help your business?

A couple of years ago we noticed that we’d started to get more and more requests from members who called our advice line and then requested a bit of e... Read More

16 August 2016 By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

Dogs in the workplace

Quite out of the blue, a couple of months ago our 24/7 advice line began receiving calls about dogs in the workplace and whether it could be allowed. ... Read More

15 August 2016 By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

Success starts here - the stories so far.

The thing I wanted to talk about in today’s introduction, as we move into the heady days of English summertime (at some point at least, let’s hope) is... Read More

02 August 2016 By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

Should employers have a vaping policy?

With the fast evolution of technology, some workplace policies may become outdated. In order to keep their workforce under control, employers should r... Read More

02 August 2016 By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

Summer Work Experience Policies

As you may have noticed, work experience or volunteer opportunities may be more sought after during the summer months. During that time schools, colle... Read More

02 August 2016 By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

Alcohol and substance misuse policies

Alcohol and substance misuse policies are a useful resource to have at any time of the year, but especially so during the warmer summer months when it... Read More

01 August 2016 By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

What should you do if someone calls in sick either side of their holiday leave?

Employees often look for ways to extend their period away from work and may ‘pull a sickie’ immediately before or after their holiday. This can be an ... Read More

01 August 2016 By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

Driving in the course of work duties

There are some pretty sobering statistics when it comes to accidents and deaths caused by driving, and it is, unfortunately, a risk that can’t be comp... Read More

01 August 2016 By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

Peninsula Face2Face - What can we do for you?

Handling your HR can be made a lot easier when you have a true expert onboard. One of the biggest challenges that businesses face is the management of... Read More

25 July 2016 By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

Sunday Times Business Doctor: New worker already wants a holiday

IP Writes: I have an employee who has recently joined my company. During the final interview I asked if they had any holidays booked and they said no.... Read More

25 July 2016 By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

Can employees be treated different for the same misconduct?

Usually, the concept of fairness suggests that situations which are substantially the same in facts should attract the same outcomes and the employees... Read More

19 July 2016 By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

Can an employer change pay dates?

Whilst most companies have set dates for payment of wages these can become difficult to meet due to business changes such as where the credit date for... Read More

19 July 2016 By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

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