Heat of the moment resignations and dismissals
Publication date: 06.02.2024
Article database » Recruitment » Right to work checklist
A 2023 ruling has reviewed existing case law on “heat of the moment” resignations and dismissals and provided clarification on the principles involved. How have we amended our Letter Retracting Heat
of the Moment Dismissal following this ruling?
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Lawful deductions from retail workers’ wages
Publication date: 06.02.2024
Article database » Contracts » Deductions from wages clause
Special statutory provisions apply to deductions from the wages of retail workers where they are made because of cash shortages or stock deficiencies. Use our new clause to ensure you comply with the
legislation. What does it say?
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Q&A - list of gross misconduct offences
Publication date: 06.02.2024
Article database » Discipline/grievances » Disciplinary procedure
Q&A - list of gross misconduct offences..Q. Shouldn’t we be putting as many examples of misconduct as we can possibly think of into our list of gross misconduct offences in the Disciplinary
Procedure ? A. No! You can’t elevate what is objectively minor misconduct into gross misconduct simply by including it in your list of gross misconduct offences....
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Q&A - receiving payments from retail workers
Publication date: 06.02.2024
Article database » Contracts » Deductions from wages clause
Q&A - receiving payments from retail workers..Q. What do the statutory provisions say on receiving a payment from a retail worker on account of a cash shortage or stock deficiency? A. The
statutory provisions say that you cannot receive a payment from a retail worker on account of a cash shortage or stock deficiency unless you have: (1) notified...
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New conflicts of interest policy
Publication date: 06.02.2024
Article database » Non-contractual policies and procedures » Non-contractual policies & procedures
A conflicts of interest policy will assist with ensuring good governance and preventing fraud and corruption. What’s our new policy designed to achieve?
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Updated disciplinary procedure
Publication date: 06.02.2024
Article database » Discipline/grievances » Disciplinary matters and procedures
We’ve conducted a review of our Disciplinary Procedure, and this has resulted in a few new additions to it, covering such areas as reasonable adjustments and rescheduling or recording the
disciplinary hearing. What’s new?
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Obtaining staff views on your appraisal scheme
Publication date: 06.02.2024
Article database » Miscellaneous » Appraisal procedure and form
Where you conduct formal staff appraisals, you should review your appraisal scheme periodically to ensure it’s meeting everyone’s needs, and in this regard input from your employees can be valuable.
How does our new questionnaire help with this?
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Saved by a harness
Publication date: 29.01.2018
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Two companies have received fines after a roof repair worker was thrown from the basket of a cherry picker. What caused the accident and how could it have been avoided?
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Fit for Work service scrapped
Publication date: 29.01.2018
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Fit for Work service scrapped..Fit for Work service. In December 2014 the government launched its Fit for Work initiative. The service was designed to assist both employers and employees by giving
advice on return to work issues after periods of sickness absence. What went wrong? In England and Wales there were just 650 referrals per month, compared...
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Can’t get over historic safety breaches
Publication date: 29.01.2018
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Can’t get over historic safety breaches..Blotted copybook. Since her appointment as the Work and Pensions Secretary, the GMB union has highlighted that Esther McVey was formerly a director of
demolition firm J G McVey and Co; a company which was handed prohibition notices by the HSE in 2002 and 2003. Based on this, the union has decided that she is...
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