HR, employment law and health and safety consultancy Howarths has been appointed by a pasty maker that counts DJs Sara Cox and Chris Evans among its customers. Carrs Pasties has...
What is a Stay interview? A stay interview is a method that can be used by management to measure job satisfaction and the morale of current employees. You may already...
Probationary periods will be something most employers know all about, or at the very least have heard all about. The vast majority of contracts will contain terms about a probationary...
At some point during your business life, you may receive a visit from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for any number of reasons, and a visit from an inspector...
A new TUC poll of over 1,000 women has indicated that three in five women – and almost two-thirds of women aged between 25 and 34 – say they have...
I have to start this MD’s update off with an apology. I sit here writing this at the end of June, realising that the last MD’s update I did was...
At Howarths we are advocates of organisations getting into the practice of conducting exit interviews for all staff leavers across the business, no matter what their role or how long...
Do you have LPG forklift trucks operating on your site? If so, read and take action on the following recently issued by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). HSE is...
We want to update you on three new pieces of legislation that have been given Royal Assent, which provides parents and unpaid carers with new protections at work. Neonatal Care...
Most people are aware of the fact that the legal risks attached to dismissals are significantly reduced where an employee has less than two years’ continuous employment. The main reason...
