SENTIENT WEBINAR
PROBATIONARY PERIODS 14TH MARCH 2023
Government Consultation on How to Calculate Holiday Entitlement
(For Part Year Workers (e.g. Term Time Workers) orWorkers with Irregular Hours) The Government have issued a consultation paper to address a number of intended consequences arising from a judgment of the Supreme Court. In the case of Harper Trust – v Brazel the Supreme Court held that all workers, irrespective of the number of weeks […]
RECENT HEALTH & SAFETY PROSECUTION
The Incident:A 59-year-old HGV driver was waiting for his trailer to be loaded when he was hit by a forklift truck. The driver suffered serious head injuries in the incident and died in hospital, having never regained consciousness.The Prosecution:An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found:The risk assessment was out of date and […]
IOSH MANAGING SAFELY® TRAINING COURSE
Brush up on your Health and Safety Skills We are hosting another IOSH Managing Safely® Training Course. This will be held on Wednesday 15th, 22nd, 29th March. It will be a 3 day course held at our training facilities located at Airport West in Yeadon close to Leeds Bradford Airport.
TEACHERS’ STRIKE ACTION
You cannot help but have noticed that a large number of Teachers in England and Wales have voted for strike action over pay. Head Teachers in England, however, did not vote for strike action. We have listed below the days on which strike action is proposed albeit that the days differ depending on geographical location: Wednesday 1 […]
The End of EU Law in the UK?
The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (‘the Bill’), is part of the Government’s commitment to put the UK statute book on a more sustainable footing. This Bill proposes a complete overhaul of retained EU employment law by 31st December 2023, with the option to extend this period until June 2026; but excluding any laws in Northern […]
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Time to consider some New Year’s resolutions! The following case, which has been published by the HSE, might help you focus on some New Year’s resolutions. Management Fails to Implement Safe Systems of Work to Ensure Safe Machinery A food production company has been fined £858,000 after an employee had his arm amputated after becoming entangled in an […]
FLEXIBLE WORKING CHANGES
The Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill was introduced on 15th June 2022 by Labour MP Yasmin Qureshi as a Private Member’s Bill. The Government said on 5th December 2022 it would take forward plans to remove the 26 week qualifying period before employees can request flexible working and the requirement for employees to set out how their flexible […]
Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill
An investigation in 2017 by the Equality and Human Rights Commission found that 54,000 mothers each year faced discrimination at work as a result of taking maternity leave. In response, the Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill has been put forward which will afford greater redundancy protection to pregnant employees and new parents returning from shared […]
AUTUMN BUDGET
Jeremy Hunt – the Chancellor of the Exchequer – has unveiled the contents of his Autumn Statement in the House of Commons. Aimed at addressing the nation’s finances, the Chancellor has revealed tax rises and spending cuts worth billions of pounds! The below summary is an extract from the BBC News website: Taxation and wagesUK national living wage […]
