News Updates from The Compliance Group

From 1st October, the power allowing employment tribunals to make wider recommendations (that may benefit others and not just the Claimant) in discrimination cases has been removed. The [...]

From 1st October 2015, employers with an annual turnover of more than £36million are now required to publish a slavery and human trafficking statement for each financial year, setting out the [...]

Employers that normally require staff to wear protective headgear in environments where there is a significant risk of head injury will have to exempt Sikh employees who wear a turban. This now [...]

The annual rise in the National Minimum Wage came into force on 1st October 2015, increasing the hourly rate for Employees over the age of 21 from £6.50 to £6.70. Employees aged 18 to 20 should [...]

Substances classified under DSEAR are those that present a risk from fire and explosion from being present or used on site. Obvious examples would include, solvents, some paints and varnishes but [...]

The Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) Regulations 2015 came into effect on 1 June 2015, revoking the COMAH Regulations 1999. COMAH implements a series of specific EU Directives on the [...]

From 1st October 2015, health and safety law no longer applies to an estimated 1.7 million self-employed people in the UK. This is the latest step in the Government’s campaign to remove some of [...]

Employers of more than 250 employees may have to report on the Gender Pay Gap within their businesses from Spring 2016, although this is still subject to ratification by the new Government.

Roll out of the ‘Fit for Work’ occupational health service, offering advice and guidance to employers as well as employees is still being rolled out. Originally expected to have been completed by [...]

Employers paying their employees less than the National Minimum Wage can now be fined up to £20,000 per worker. The NMW is set to increase in October 2015, but be mindful of the budget [...]