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6 Sep 2010 - Pre-Employment Checks - Enhancing your recruitment decisions 12 Aug 2010 - The Equality Act 2010 12 Aug 2010 - Whistleblowing 12 Aug 2010 - Drunken Pedestrian Sues Lorry Driver 12 Aug 2010 - Changing the Formula of a Performance Bonus 11 Aug 2010 - What are Method Statements? 11 Aug 2010 - Temperature in the Workplace12 Jul 2010 - Violence at Work 12 Jul 2010 - Christmas Holidays12 Jul 2010 - Annual Leave12 Jul 2010 - Bonuses to Former Employees12 Jul 2010 - National Minumum Wage Rages12 Jul 2010 - Pension Changes
23 June 2010Coalition Agreement and Employment23 June 2010Customer Pressure to Dismiss23 June 2010 Fake 'Fit Notes'23 June 2010World Cup Penalties 23 June 2010Time Off for Training - New Rights 21 May 2010What's in a Name?21 May 2010The New Government and Employment Law21 May 2010Social Networking and Work 21 May 2010Contracts of Employment - Reserving the Right to Amend21 May 2010Apprenticeships - Are they right for your business?10 May 2010First Aid Knowledge/Skills? 20 April 2010Volcanic Ash 15 April 2010Running a Small Construction Site? 14 April 2010The Secret of Implementing Change 14 April 2010Down to Zero 14 April 2010Payment in Lieu 22 March 2010Sick Note to Fit Note 18 March 2010Road Accidents Can Drive Your Business Down 18 March 2010Champions of Gossiping - Men or Women? 18 March 2010World Cup Worries 18 March 2010Managing Creative Employees18 March 2010Preventing Violence Against Staff18 March 2010Vicarious Liability 5 March 2010Lone Working Safely 22 February 2010Twittering for Job Applicants 22 February 2010National Sickie Day22 February 2010Are You Feeling Lucky? 16 February 2010Time Off for Study or Training - Right or Wrong? 16 February 2010Paternity Leave to be Extended 3rd February 2010Safer Driving for Work 13 January 2010Noise in the Workplace 13 January 2010 'Climate Change' Employee Wins Appeal13 January 2010Is Psychological Contract Under Strain?13 January 2010Employment Legislation for the New Year13 January 2010Drove My Chevy to the Levy - The costs of workplace parking 7 January 2010Snow - Employee Absence
21/12/09 - Thinking on Your Feet 21/12/09 - The Female Species is More Deadly than the Male 18/12/09 - Talking Turkey 17/12/09 - Making Your Life Simpler (Honest) 17/12/09 - When the Met Office Predict Snow 14/12/09 - Corporate Manslaughter 12/11/09 - Can Sideways be the New Forward?12/11/09 - Using Agency Workers12/11/09 - Hiring Temporary Staff12/11/09 - Would an Apprentice Benefit my Business?12/11/09 - Gas Appliance Installation 05/10/09 - Manual Handling
02/10/09 - Blowing the Whistle 01/10/09 - Employing Illegal Workers 01/10/09 - Upper Limb Disorders01/10/09 - Under the Weather on Holiday14/09/09 - Employing Illegal Workers - The Cheaper Option?14/09/09 - Increasing Employee Benefits 14/09/09 - Age Discrimination - Young and Old Alike!14/09/09 - Forthcoming Legislation 19/08/09 - Failing to Prepare is to Prepare to Fail 19/08/09 - Right Person - Wrong Role 03/08/09 - Keeping Up to Date03/08/09 - Swine Flu (An Employer's Guide) 03/08/09 - Consulting on Health and Safety with Employees03/08/09 - Young People at Work
14/07/09 - School Holidays and Worksite Safety 13/07/09 - The Qdos House of HR Development13/07/09 - Reducing Staff Costs13/07/09 - Are You Listening?13/07/09 - Managing Sickness Absence13/07/09 - Varying the Contract of Employment13/07/09 - HSE Warns13/07/09 - Lift Truck Operator Training 09/06/09 - Recession - A Recruiter's Dream?09/06/09 - Company and Director Charged in First Corporate Killing Case 09/06/09 - Preparing for Growth09/06/09 - Redundancy is Not the Only Option! 22/04/09 - Spare a thought for the boss! 22/04/09 - Code Breaking 21/04/09 - Accident Reporting 24/03/09 - Legislation Latest 24/03/09 - Heyday Decision 23/03/09 - Management of Stress and Mental Ill Health at Work 23/03/09 - Understanding Your Legal Expenses Insurance 27/02/09 - The Long Term Sick Dilemma27/02/09 - Death by Many Cuts27/02/09 - Practical Case Law - Importance of the Disciplinary Letter 27/02/09 - What Now With POVA? 27/02/09 - Mental Health in the Workplace 27/02/09 - Preventing Slips and Trips 27/02/09 - Trip Risk Warning Ignored! 19/01/09 - Noise Management in Music and Entertainment 15/01/09 - Discipline and Outcome15/01/09 - Remembering the Ones We Left Behind 15/01/09 - It's Not What You Are, It's What You Are Called! 13/01/09 - Driving HR through the Credit Crunch 13/01/09 - Social Responsibilities during an Economic Downturn 13/01/09 - HR and Employment Law Trends for 2009
17/12/08 - A Christmas Story 04/12/08 - Tips for Change 04/12/08 - Some Working Time Thoughts 04/12/08 - Value of an HR Audit 04/12/08 - Queen's Speech Outlines More Employment Change 04/12/08 - Compensation Award Increases 04/12/08 - Revisiting Stress01/12/08 - Safety Alert - Gas Boilers - Flues in Voids 01/12/08 - Fire Safety - 'Do You Have Paying Guests?' 04/11/08 - Shift Work and Fatigue 04/11/08 - Sleeping on Duty - Calculating Working Time04/11/08 - End of Year Problem - Holidays for Sale04/11/08 - Festive Time Reminder04/11/08 - How's Your Carbon Footprint Reduction Doing? 04/11/08 - Avoiding Redundancy - But when it comes, deal with it properly04/11/08 - Does the Punishment Fit the Crime?04/11/08 - That's News to Me - Inaccurate Information on a Transfer
09/10/08 - It's Murder this Redundancy 07/10/08 - Time Off for Public Duties 07/10/08 - Time Off for Dependants 06/10/08 - First Aid at Work 02/10/08 - Avoiding Retirement 02/10/08 - Employment and Mental Health12/09/08 - Driving for Work 02/09/08 - National Minimum Wage and Volunteers 02/09/08 - Sickness Benefit Changes02/09/08 - Changes to Maternity and Adoption Leave Rights02/09/08 - Reminder of Driving Laws 02/09/08 - Change to National Minimum Wage02/09/08 - Flexible Working 01/08/08 - Guidance for Lift Owners 01/08/08 - Disability - Ability and Work 01/08/08 - Government Support to Vulnerable Workers01/08/08 - New Implications for Disability Discrimination 01/08/08 - Avoiding an Uplift 01/08/08 - Don't Be Part of the Increase 01/08/08 - Legislation by the Back Door? 02/07/08 - Slips, Trips and Falls 02/07/08 - Equality Proposals - An Alternative View
01/07/08 - It's a Green World - Encouraging the Healthy Office 01/07/08 - Dealing with the After Effects of Redundancy 01/07/08 - Recruitment and Launch of the National Staff Dismissal Register 11/06/08 - Electricity at Work 11/06/08 - The Independent Safeguarding Authority - Consultation Response 02/06/08 - HR & Encouraging Healthy Lifestyles02/06/08 - Helping Reduce the Carbon Footprint and Cut Business Costs02/06/08 - Assessing the Revised ACAS Code in Relation to Discipline02/06/08 - Agency Angst02/06/08 - Religion and Genuine Occupational Requirement02/06/08 - Occupational Health Boost for Businesses02/06/08 - Promoting Physical Activity in the Workplace01/05/08 - Lifting and Handling Aids 01/05/08 - Call Centre Work and Display Screen Equipment (DSE) or Visual Display Units (VDU) or Computer Screens 01/05/08 - More Costs for Small Employers01/05/08 - Improving the Benefit01/05/08 - Keeping Tabs - Monitoring Employees01/05/08 - Remember the Business Reasons01/05/08 - HR in a Cold Climate25/04/08 - Corporate Manslaughter Provisions 01/04/08 - April Rises 01/04/08 - Performance - The Risk of Youth 01/04/08 - Apprentices and the Law01/04/08 - Corporate Manslaughter & Corporate Homicide Act 2007 - Further Information01/04/08 - Corporate Manslaughter & Corporate Homicide Act 2007 10/03/08 - Working Flexibly 10/03/08 - Promotion and Responsibility 10/03/08 - Are You Well? If so, why aren't you at work?
01/02/08 - Workshop Workout 01/02/08 - Opinion - The Role of HR 01/02/08 - To Translate or Not 08/01/08 - Employment Rights Increases 08/01/08 - Employment Bill 08/01/08 - Taking Care 08/01/08 - Data Changes Afoot 01/12/07 - In the News - Dec 07 01/12/07 - New Legislation Proposals 01/12/07 - Now what shall we panic about? 01/12/07 - Dec Case Review 06/11/07 - In the News - Nov 07 01/11/07 - Positive Recruitment 01/11/07 - H&S Newsletter - Nov 07 01/11/07 - Dealing with Deceit 01/11/07 - Festive Fun Time 01/11/07 - Revising Procedures 01/11/07 - Retirement 01/11/07 - The Importance of Time 01/10/07 - National Minimum Wage Changes 01/10/07 - The Equal Pay Debate 01/10/07 - The Danger of Computer Adiction 01/10/07 - Car Space Benefit 01/10/07 - Is it an Appraisal or a Performance Review? 01/10/07 - In the News - Oct 07 01/09/07 - In the News - Sep 07 01/09/07 - The Value of an Exit Interview 01/09/07 - Why Pay a Bonus? 01/09/07 - The Right to Search 01/09/07 - What's in a Bank Holiday? 01/08/07 - In the News - August 01/08/07 - H&S News Letter - Aug 07 01/08/07 - Encouraging Young People 01/08/07 - In a Simple World 01/07/07 - H&S News - July 07 01/07/07 - In the News - July 07 01/07/07 - Working with Public Bodies 01/07/07 - Preventing Illegal Working 01/06/07 - H&S News - June 07 01/06/07 - The Final Countdown 01/06/07 - In the News - June 01/06/07 - Health & Safety Newsletter June 07 01/05/07 - Are you ready for the ban? 01/05/07 - Be Prepared for Summer 01/05/07 - In the News - May 01/04/07 - Care in the 21st Century 01/04/07 - In the News - April 01/03/07 - Extending Flexible Working 01/03/07 - In the News 01/03/07 - H & S Newsletter 01/02/07 - HSE Non-Injury Case Prosecution 01/02/07 - Increasing Holiday Entitlement 01/02/07 - News Update - February 2007 01/01/07 - Welcome to 2007 01/01/07 - Smoking Revisited 01/01/07 - Employing Workers from the new EU States 01/01/07 - Paying Notice in Periods of Sickness 01/12/06 - News Round01/12/06 - Drive Time01/12/06 - Legislation Workshop - Dec 0601/12/06 - Compromised Service01/12/06 - Appreciative Appraisals01/11/06 - Harasment and Bullying01/11/06 - It's Festive Time01/11/06 - Scottish Perspective01/11/06 - Maternity and Parental Leave01/10/06 - Age Discrimination 01/10/06 - October Update 01/10/06 - Preview of 2007 01/10/06 - Religion and Discrimination 01/10/06 - Working Offshore 01/10/06 - Eliminating the Risk of Tribunals01/10/06 - Licensing Authority