It’s a question often asked of health and safety consultants, and it begins with the risk assessment. Conducting a health and safety risk assessment is a requirement of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 as amended in 2003 and 2006. More than that, it is an opportunity to improve and strengthen your business.
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How a Managed Service Provider can help your business…
Running a successful business in a competitive market takes more than just mere luck. You need to make the best, most strategic use of all the tools at your disposal! As a small to midsize business, you aren’t only attempting to stand out against similarly sized companies, but to level the playing field against large corporations dominating the industry at a national and global level.
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AN INTRODUCTION TO ISO 9001
What Is ISO 9001 – Quality Assurance?
A good definition of Quality Assurance is “the maintenance of a desired level of quality in a service or product, especially by means of attention to every stage of the process of delivery or production”.
ISO 9001:2015 (and previous versions) is the internationally recognised standard defining the key clauses a business or organisation must meet to become certificated. How the organisation meets these clauses is recorded and documented within its Quality Management System.
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“Is it true you don’t have to stay in the office if it gets too hot?”
…this and other common HR myths debunked!
The sun has well and truly got its hat on at the moment. But if you’re working in an office without air conditioning, you’re probably not enjoying the prolonged heat wave that most of the UK is currently experiencing. In fact, as the mercury rises and tempers start to fray, it’s not uncommon for rumours to start flying round the office that you should be sent home when it gets “too hot”. Unfortunately for those workers taking it in turns to stand in front of the office’s one ancient fan, that’s not quite true. Read on to discover more about that myth and some other common HR misconceptions about the summer.
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Independent Contractors or Workers?
There have been a string of cases over the last year concerned with the “Gig” Economy. So what is it? The “Gig” Economy is, essentially, characterised by someone who, rather than getting a regular wage, is paid per “gig”, such as a delivery, a car journey or a plumbing job. Businesses have traditionally sought to assert that those people engaged on this sort of basis are independent contractors as opposed to workers or employees. Increasingly, the Employment Tribunal has seen significant challenges to that status.
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“I’m gonna live forever, I’m gonna learn how to fly” (Fame the musical)
It is tempting to believe, before you reach 50, that you are somehow going to live forever and that making a Will, or otherwise making provision for possible sudden death or incapacity, is not even featuring anywhere on your internal radar.
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Top 5 Tips for HR Documents…
It is a big step for any growing business to decide to recruit new employees; the concerns of ensuring you meet employee rights, whilst protecting yourself as an employer can make it a stressful process. Getting your HR documents and procedures in place and ready to use is very positive step to help give you confidence that your Employment Contracts, Job Descriptions and basic policies are sound. We talk with a lot of business owners who feel overwhelmed about what to put in place first and the repercussions if they get things wrong.
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The World Cup Challenge – how to keep employees motivated at work during the summer of sport…
Love it or loathe it, it’s almost possible to ignore the fact the football World Cup kicked off for a whole month on Thursday 14th June, with the US Open, Wimbledon, Tour de France, Open Championship & Ryder Cup to name but a few hot on its heels! A fantastic period to bring the nation together to support our sporting stars and show our national pride, it can present some challenges for employers through higher sick absence, reduced productivity, and even potentially discriminatory comments and behaviour. But, if handled right, the summer of sport can actually present a great opportunity to increase employee morale and loyalty. Read our top tips to find out how…
How to infuse new life into your old computer hardware…
Like many businesses, the chances are that you’ll have several old PC’s tucked away in a cupboard somewhere, all of which were set aside for one reason or another; old age, insufficient specs, malfunctioning software or hardware, etc.
So what to do with them?
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DO YOU NEED LEGAL EXPENSES COVER?
Home insurance is a very versatile type of cover, with a multitude of add-ons available to ensure you’re protected from a range of issues and problems. Home emergency cover, accidental damage, and even downloads insurance can all be added to home policies to provide robust protection. One home insurance add-on that many people tend to overlook is legal expenses cover. This type of cover can help ensure you’re covered if you need to go to court for any private legal reason.
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