A summary of the HR and H&S updates issued in March 2021 HR Updates Red alerts Lower earnings limit – 6th April 2021 Right to work in the UK – Eligibility checks New shielding guidance effective 1st April 2021 Amber alerts £10k pay-out for NHS worker subjected to manager’s practical joke H&S Updates Amber alerts…

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

Do employees need to be vaccinated? They should be. Employers are facing increased pressure to ensure that all employees are vaccinated, to protect the health and safety of their employees, patients, and visitors to a practice. It has also recently been reported that one vaccine, in particular, helps to reduce onward transmission which would assist…

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…