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Obstacle Removal Work areas should be kept tidy and walkways clear of obstruction. Trips are more likely to occur in corridors and along high traffic routes but items stored underneath desks and [...]

HMRC suspended any penalty charges relating to PAYE returns to allow for the new RTI regime to settle in. They have now announced that penalties for late returns will be introduced for companies [...]

There are still some eligible employers that have not claimed their £2,000 Employers Allowance which reduces Employers Class 1 National Insurance liability. Detailed guidance on eligibility can [...]

New draft regulations are in place to take effect on 5 April 2015 with regards to Parental Leave. Currently, employees with one year’s continuous service are entitled to up to 18 weeks [...]

From 1st October 2014, an employee who has a qualifying relationship with a pregnant woman, or her expected child, has a statutory right to take unpaid time off to accompany the woman to up to [...]

From 1st October 2014, an Employment Tribunal will be required to order an employer to carry out an equal pay audit where a relevant claim has been presented and it is found there has been an [...]

Having reviewed the sickness absence system in Great Britain, a new Health and Work Service will offer free occupational health assistance to employees, employers and GPs. This service has been [...]

The financial assistance available to employers whose employees, apprentices and business partners are absent due to mobilised service has been amended as at 1st October 2014. This scheme has [...]

Where the main reason for dismissal of an Employee is due to their reservist service, those Employees are now exempt from the two-year qualifying period for making unfair dismissal claims as of [...]

The HSE have published their provisional fatal injury statistics for the year 2013/14 (April to March). The stats show that 133 workers were fatally injured at work during the course of the 12 [...]