Waste company director banned after repeated health and safety failings
In a recent case, relating to health and safety, the director of a waste transfer company has been banned from being a company director after being found guilty of exposing employees to unsafe working conditions. Preston Crown Court heard evidence that in November 2018, Mr Mohammed allowed his workers to continue to use a poorly […]
UK businesses lose £195 million on job-hopping workers
Half of British workers are looking to change jobs in the next year, leading to employers finding themselves significantly out of pocket as they face the reality of managing an unproductive workforce. Research by UK job board Totaljobs and employer brand specialists Universum has revealed that the cost to businesses of workers hunting for new […]
5 ways to reduce your recruitment costs
Up to 70% of UK businesses expect to reduce hiring over the next year in a bid to cut costs, according to a nationwide CFO survey by Deloitte. With Brexit on the horizon, an increasing number of businesses are focused on cost reduction as the continued uncertainty around the country’s EU exit takes its toll. […]
HSE release annual workplace injury and ill-health statistics for UK
The number of people experiencing ill-health and injury in workplaces across the UK remains too high, according to the HSE’s latest statistics. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has released the 2019 Health and Safety at work annual report which includes statistics for workplace injuries, work-related ill health, working days loss, enforcement action and related […]
Social media tips for attracting and recruiting top talent
As many as 84% of businesses are now recruiting via social media, according to research from the Society for Human Resources Management. Technology and social media have increasingly taken centre stage in every aspect of our professional and personal lives and has added a new dimension to recruitment that employers are keen to take advantage […]
Interesting Cases 2019
HR Solutions Webinar: Interesting Cases 2019 | Employment Law In this HR webinar recording, which you can watch on demand, we reflect on some of the big employment cases in 2019. We’ll paint the scene, break down what the court ruling said and consider what we can learn from them about the way we manage […]
5 ways to create a stand-out candidate recruitment experience
In today’s increasingly talent-driven market recruitment has become more focused on the candidate experience, as recruiters compete for the best candidates. How you treat your job applicants can make all the difference in whether they will accept your job offer. A candidate’s experience through the recruitment and selection process is the start of their journey […]
Handling a Sexual Harassment Complaint
HR Solutions Webinar: Handling a Sexual Harassment Complaint Sexual harassment is a form of discrimination and can be a criminal offence. It can be a single act of unwanted treatment of a sexual nature that may degrade, humiliate, offend or intimidate someone. Employers are required by the Equality Act 2010 to take appropriate steps to […]
Top 5 tips for successful recruitment
According to the Office of National Statistics (ONS) while the number of vacancies has generally been increasing since 2012, it has been falling since early 2019. From July to September 2019, there were around 813,000 job vacancies in the UK. Finding the best possible people who fit within your culture and contribute to your organisation […]
Four more join Northamptonshire based HR consultancy
HR Solutions have taken on four new members of staff after experiencing significant growth over the last two years. We have welcomed HR Administrator, Roxana Stoica; HR Consultant, Terry Hayward; and part-time HR Advisors, Victoria Templeton and Sarah Dunnell, to the team, which now stands at 24 staff at our Northamptonshire based head office. HR […]
How to avoid 5 common recruitment mistakes
Businesses are failing to hire the right candidate for two out of five roles, according to a report by the Recruitment & Employment Confederation. Recruitment is an expensive and time-consuming part of running a business, but a bad hire can be even more costly. A poor hire at middle management level on a salary of […]
HMRC off-payroll working rules
The HMRC off-payroll working rules apply where a worker provides services through an intermediary, such as their own personal services company. The rules are designed to make sure that workers, who would be employees if they were providing their services directly to the client, pay the same tax and National Insurance as those employed directly […]
Employment tribunal awards 2019
In an employment tribunal case, a Claimant (i.e. employee or worker) is the person who brings the claim against the Respondent (the individual or organisation responding to the claim i.e. the employer). If the Claimant is successful in his or her claim, the Employment Judge has the power to make a financial award to the […]
Managing long term sickness absence
Following a fair procedure when managing sickness absence When you are managing long-term sickness absence at what point do you have to make the decision that the employee is potentially unfit to return? You have to remember that if someone has been off sick for a long time they are deemed to be incapable to […]
Personal relationships at work
Personal relationships at work which may affect employers can include those between spouses, civil partners, common-law partners, family members (fathers, sons, sisters, brothers) and others. The type of relationship can include very close friendships, sexual relationships, close family members and commercial relationships. Many organisations employ staff with family connections. Also, as we spend more time […]
Case Law: Mulberry wins discrimination claim
Mulberry wins discrimination claim as copyright protection is found not to be a philosophical belief Gray v Mulberry (EWCA) The employee was a Marketing Support Assistant for Mulberry, the luxury goods company. In this role she had access to Mulberry’s designs before they were launched. She signed an employment contract but refused to sign an additional […]
Workplace Law transfer of work to HR Solutions
HR Solutions has won a deal that will see Cambridge-based International Workplace Limited (IWL) transfer work to our HR consultancy business. The deal has been valued at £90,000 and will see IWL transfer the work delivered under its Workplace Law brand to HR Solutions. This new agreement will see IWL transfer 14 clients and contracts […]
Grievances – Top HR Tips
HR Solutions Webinar:Grievances – Top HR Tips In this webinar recording, which you can watch on demand, HR Solutions give some valuable tips and run through a checklist of key things that every manager can get right to help ensure a grievance is handled properly. Grievances are concerns, problems or complaints that employees raise with […]
Brexit HR and Employment Law – Where Are We Now?!
31 October 2019: Brexit Day? It’s October 2019 and Brexit is still in progress. On the 10 April 2019, at a meeting of the European Council, the UK and EU27 agreed to extend Article 50 until 31 October 2019. The House Of Commons briefing paper ‘Brexit Timeline: events leading to the UK’s exit from […]
Council ordered to reinstate wrongly sacked manager
Camden Council has been ordered by a tribunal to reemploy a former manager and pay him £100,618 after a failed attempt to sack him. Mr Thornhill was a street lighting and drainage manager and had worked at the council for 37 years until he was sacked for mishandling a procurement process. However, the manager was […]
