by admin | Nov 17, 2016 | Latest News
Yes it can held the EAT in Khan V Stripestar Ltd. The claimant was employed by the respondent to run its car workshop. The details are not important, but involved him buying a customer’s car but then carrying out works on the car under that customer’s...
by admin | Nov 17, 2016 | Latest News
Research shows that offices designed with wellbeing in mind can play a crucial role in improving job performance, employee engagement, recruitment and retention, and in reducing absenteeism. Injecting wellness into your workspaces is an be inexpensive and highly...
by admin | Nov 17, 2016 | Latest News
Are you properly supporting pregnant employees or those on maternity leave? Here are some steps for employers to be aware of: 1. Make employees aware of their rights. As an absolute minimum, employees should be made aware of their rights during pregnancy and know how...
by admin | Nov 17, 2016 | Latest News
The apprenticeship levy is a levy on UK employers to fund the costs of apprenticeship training and assessment. The levy will be set at 0.5% of an employer’s pay- bill (the paybill is the employer’s total employee earnings subject to Class 1 secondary...
by admin | Nov 17, 2016 | Case Study, Latest News
Yes, advises the CJEU’s Advocate General in the French case of Bougnaoui v Micropole SA. Ms Bougnaoui was employed by Micropole SA as a design engineer. She was a practising Muslim and wore an Islamic headscarf (hijab) at work and when she visited clients. The...
by admin | Nov 17, 2016 | Latest News
Cut Down on stress. Around 10 million working days a year are lost to stress, according to the Health and Safety Executive. This may not always be due to work pressures, but creating a culture where employees know it’s OK to talk about their workload or other worries...
