How Do I Manage The Stress Levels of My Staff? With the many changes to our lives over the last twelve months, it is more important than ever to think...
Hidden Owls to help former homeless secure employment -Armley project will employ and train those recovering from chaotic lifestyles- Howarths and The Howarth Foundation are delighted to formally announce the...
Do sleep-in shifts count as working time for National Minimum Wage purposes? The Supreme Court have held that sleep-in shifts will not count as working time, in the case of...
COVID -19: Communicating information on a return to work To ensure that the potential spread of the Covid virus is managed effectively, it is important to consider when business re-opens...
Busting the top 3 probationary period myths What is a probationary period? A probationary period is essentially a trial period at the start of any employment, which typically lasts between...
Returning to work: How do I manage my employees’ health anxiety? Many employers will now be starting to think about re-opening and getting their employees back into the workplace. For...
Covid-19: Do I need a workplace vaccination policy? While you can encourage your employees to have the coronavirus vaccine when it becomes available to them, you shouldn’t try and compel...
Covid-19 and Drivers Welfare As a duty holder where the activities regarding loading or unloading are undertaken at your premises, not only would you have a general duty of care...
Employer defence failed because equality and diversity training was “stale” In a very recent Tribunal case (Allay (UK) Ltd v Gehlen UKEAT/0031/20 (4 February 2021), where a colleague of the...
6 top tips for managing remote 1-2-1 meetings Remote working is not just a trend - it is a new way of working. In some cases, managers and leaders are...
