A summary of the HR and H&S updates issued in February 2021 HR Updates Red alerts Family-friendly benefits statutory rates – 4th April 2021 Statutory sick pay rate – 6th April 2021 Amber alerts Unfair dismissal win for worker absent for 808 shifts

A summary of the HR and H&S updates issued in January 2021. HR Updates Red alerts Self-isolation: Fixed penalty notice for employers National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates – 1st April 2021 Amber alerts Acas Early Conciliation

A summary of the HR and H&S updates issued in December 2020. HR Updates Amber alerts Unfair dismissal – Damage to employer’s reputation Definition of disability Domestic abuse during COVID-19 pandemic H&S Updates Amber alerts Updated guidance on workplace ventilation and air conditioning

A summary of the HR and H&S updates issued in November 2020. HR Updates Amber alerts The exception, not the rule Undertaking regarding severance package considered a reasonable adjustment H&S Updates Amber alerts National restrictions from 5th November 2020 Company and director fined after incident leaves worker paralysed

A summary of the HR and H&S updates issued in October 2020. HR Updates Red alerts Scotland: New legislation requiring masks to be worn in communal areas of the workplace Amber alerts Discrimination ‘arising from’ a disability REMINDER – Right to work checks and new points-based immigration system Gender-fluid and non-binary individuals protected under Equality…

A summary of the HR and H&S updates issued in September 2020. HR Updates Amber alerts Is sending a birthday card ageist? Ostracised DWP trainee awarded nearly £400,000 Green alerts Belief discrimination: ethical veganism H&S Updates Red alerts Car business owner sentenced for breaching H&S law by putting employees in danger Scottish Water authority fined…

A summary of the HR and H&S updates issued in August 2020. HR Updates Amber alerts Mental health charity unfair dismissal Relationships at work: Marital discrimination No further IR35 delay H&S Updates Amber alerts Too hot to work? Stand by your desks, it’s time for an inspection!