ACAS has launched a new campaign to support small businesses and organisations with mental health and wellbeing in the workplace. The guidance for businesses can be found on this link. There is also a communication toolkit for businesses which includes various assets. The law Employers have a ‘duty of care’. This means they must do...
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Questions in the House about hospitality sector recruitment
House of Commons – Written Answers from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Answered on: Thursday 13 January 2022 by BEIS Stuart Anderson MP: “To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what long-term measures the Government has put in place to support the hospitality sector to meet...
Employers’ responsibilities regarding PPE to change from April
The regulations and accompanying impact assessment relating to employers’ and employees’ duties in respect of personal protective equipment (PPE) are to change from 6 April 2022. What is PPE? PPE is defined in the regulations as “all equipment (including clothing affording protection against the weather) which is intended to be worn or held by a person...
Guidance for businesses on Covid testing now updated
The guidance to employers has been updated to reflect the recent change in policy regarding the need to take PCR tests if you test positive using a lateral from test. The new guidance is: If any of your workers get a positive rapid lateral flow test result but do not have any of the main...
Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme reintroduced
Employers with less than 250 employees could reclaim up to the first two weeks of any COVID related Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) up to 30 September 2021. Government has now reactivated the SSP Rebate Scheme so that employers can claim for COVID related sickness absence from 21 December 2021. Employers can make a claim through...
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Bank Holiday in 2022
This year sees an extra bank holiday for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. May Bank Holiday Weekend moves to Thursday 2 June 2022 with the additional day off added on 3 June. Depending on how the employment contracts are worded, staff may or may not be entitled to the time off as a paid bank holiday,...
Temporary changes to sickness absence self-certification
The rules on self-certification have changed to release some pressure from GPs who are focused on booster jabs. The previous rules allowed an employee to self-certify for the first 7 days of absence after which further absence will require a Fit Note (GP certificate of fitness) to enable SSP to be paid by the employer...
ACAS Working from Home guidance for employers
ACAS has produced new guidance for employers on managing staff who are working from home (WfH) or have asked to work from home. The topic included in the guidance include: Having a homeworking policy Employees requesting to work from home Pay and terms and conditions.
CJRS guidance on underpayments updated
There has been an update to the CJRS guidance on what employers should do if they have underpaid employees through the scheme. Essentially there are two options – either top up the employees’ wages or pay the money back to HMRC. If you decide to top up your employees’ wages, this must be done within...
Resources related to encouraging Covid boosters
The is a range of resource material available for businesses that want to encourage their employees to get their booster shot. You can read more and download a poster here.