News
HR & Health and Safety News
According to a recent survey, driver fatigue is thought to contribute 20% to collisions and up to 25% towards serious and fatal incidents. Driver tiredness can be caused by lack of sleep, leading to loss of concentration. Fatigue comes about due to performance of repetitive and monotonous...
Read more
Are employees who are providing or arranging care for a dependent entitled to unpaid leave from work?
Read more
The employee, Stephanie Morris, (SM) in late May 2019 started to suffer from anxiety, giving rise to a loss of confidence and feeling overwhelmed with work and these health issues continued to the date of dismissal on 11th September 2019.
Read more
The Government on 10th May 2023 published guidance on growing the economy by smarter regulation that will impact upon certain employment law procedures.
Read more
The life of a carer can be difficult and challenging. It is often unpredictable and difficult to balance with employment commitments. Employers therefore need to adopt a more positive attitude towards carers and provide them with additional support.
Read more
The manufacturing sector is the driving force of the economy. It is one of the sectors that benefits from automation, technology, and robotics to generate improved productivity, efficiency, and quality.
Read more
Following its third reading before the House of Commons on 24 March 2023, the Government has backed MP Jonathan Gullis Private Members Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) (No. 2) Bill and it is lik...
Read more
Due the cost of living and inflation employees are more concerned about their earnings and will often question if they are on a fair wage. Discussions will take place between colleagues, and this may cause alarm to employers as they may be concerned about resulting grievances.
Read more
What is harassment? Generally, it is any unwanted conduct that violates someone’s dignity, creates intimidation, hostility, fear, humiliation, or is degrading. These can arise from conduct or behaviour, pranks, spoken words, facial expressions, or gestures.
Read more
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) decision in the case of McQueen v The General Optical Council gives further guidance on whether an employer can take disciplinary action and /or dismiss an employee who displays aggressive behaviour to other staff members but suffers from mental health issues.
Read more
The death of a child is a sad and devastating loss for any family. The employer should handle the situation with care and compassion. Employees' mental health is important, and employers should provide support if needed.
Read more
The minimum salary thresholds will increase on the 12 April 2023 for employees recruited on skilled worker visas. This will increase the cost of recruiting skilled migrant workers and employer will have to adjust salary and working hour to ensure compliance.
Read more
The government announced that 8th May 2023 will be designated as a bank holiday to mark King Charles Coronation. But do employees have the right to take this additional bank holiday as paid leave?
Read more
This April sees Stress Awareness Month take place, and in light of this we would like to give you some tips when it comes to managing stress in the workplace.
Read more
Stress Awareness Month falls on April every year since 1992. This month is to raise awareness of the causes and cures for our modern-day stress epidemic.
Read more
The Government have proposed legislation to ensure casual workers have more predictable working hours.
Read more
Failure to pay an employee the correct rate of pay in line with changes to take affect in April 2023 could give to unlawful deductions claim, constructive dismissal, breach of contract claim and investigation by HMRC .
Read more
An East Sussex construction firm and one of its directors have been charged and fined for failing to provide adequate welfare facilities for their employees at one of their sites.
Read moreDo you read the manufacturer’s instructions? It is always advisable to follow manufacturer’s instructions to understand the operations of a piece of equipment. However, when we are at home generally the ‘man’ will throw away the instructions. Then try and build or set up the equipment, ...
Read moreCan managing health and safety make my business successful? A question that has probably been thought about by managers and senior figures in their organisation, but whether it made it as an agenda item at the monthly meeting is arguable. So let me give you the reasons how managin...
Read more* Please note that all calls may be recorded for training or monitoring purposes.
EmailPartners and Accreditations
Useful Links
Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH)
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS)
© 2026 Quest Business Services Limited