Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW) 2018 Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW) runs from 14th to 20th May 2018, with the aim of raising awareness of mental health and wellbeing issues. This year’s theme is Stress. The Mental Health Foundation believes: “By tackling stress, we can go a long way to tackle mental health problems such […]
Companies Risk Fines by Failing to Destroy CVs Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which comes into force on 25 May 2018, companies may be at risk of hefty fines by failing to destroy sensitive data contained within documents such as job applicants’ CVs and application forms. Usually, CVs are printed prior to interviews. This, […]
Workplace Monitoring Employers now have increasingly more options when it comes to monitoring their employees – whether this is to track productiveness or to protect business interests. These could include observing staff computer systems, social media, web-browsing patterns and private messaging apps. However, it is important for employers to balance the need to protect their […]
Legal status of HSE guidance and ACOPs HSE publishes guidance (in the form of leaflets, books and on its webpages) and Approved Codes of Practice (ACOPs). HSE guidance provides advice to help you understand how to comply with the law; explanations of specific requirements in law; specific technical information or references to further sources of […]
Drivers Could Be Fined If They Vape at The Wheel Police have warned e-cigarette users they risk prosecution if they vape at the wheel. Clouds of vapour produced by the devices could be just as distracting as using a mobile phone. Vaping could cause fatal crashes if excessive amounts of smoke momentarily blind drivers. Although […]
Autism in the Workplace This week (26th March – 2nd April 2018) is World Autism Awareness Week. Autism is a term covering a wide range of conditions that reflect neurological differences among people. It can cause social barriers which may affect the lives of people with autism at work. According to the National Autistic Society […]
April 2018 Employment Law Updates 1 April 2018 – New NMW & NLW rates New national living wage (NLW) and national minimum wage (NMW) hourly rates come into force from 1 April 2018. The new rates are as follows: The NLW rate for workers aged 25 or over increases from £7.50 to £7.83 per hour. […]
Company Cars – Latest Advisory Fuel Rates HMRC has published the latest advisory fuel rates that apply from 1st March 2018. These are the rates employers can use to reimburse employees who pay to put petrol in their company cars when using them for business. Advisory fuel rates are intended to reflect actual average fuel […]
GDPR and Special Category Data The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force on 25th May 2018. It is expected to significantly change data protection obligations for employers, and how they handle sensitive information, for example about employees’ physical or mental health. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) states that information about an employee’s […]
Transgender Discrimination A well-known retail store has been told implement a policy on supporting transgender staff, after an employment tribunal found that an employee had been discriminated against regarding gender reassignment. The employee claimed that she had been bullied and subjected to unfair treatment because of her gender identity. The tribunal found that the […]
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