More Employment Law Changes on the Horizon
New rights derived from three Government backed cross party bills were given Royal Assent towards the end of last month. Whilst Royal Assent has been given, they are not law yet. The Government have said they will lay down secondary legislation in due course to implement these new entitlements. The Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and […]
Employment Law Changes on the Horizon
The Government have made some recent announcements with regard to changes to Employment Law in the future. We provide a brief summary below: TIPS AND SERVICE CHARGES The Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 requires employers to ensure all tips and service charges are allocated fairly between its workers (not just employees). ‘Fairly’ has not been defined, so […]
Dealing With Mental Health Within The Workplace
Sadly, mental health problems are on the increase in society and this inevitably impacts on the workplace. Mental health is now the leading cause of sickness absence. So what is the cause of Mental Health? There are multiple factors that can contribute to someone being diagnosed with a mental health problem, such as poverty, genetics, […]
Health Assessments for Night Workers
Information Update: 10/2023 • Issue Date: 09/05/2023 By way of general reminder, employers are required by law to offer free health assessments to night workers before they start working at night and on a regular basis thereafter. The obligation is for the employer to offer a free health assessment: the worker is not obliged to […]
We’ve had a makeover!
new year, new sentient style Our visual branding and brand values have been given a fresh new look and feel. It’s more human. More personal. More Sentient. The same talented people and the same great service you’re used to, just delivered with a fresh new look. A human approach to HR People have always been […]
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 […]
