A Hampshire farmer has been prosecuted for breaching Health & Safety regulations after he was caught on camera using the grain bucket on a telehandler to lift two workers up to a barn roof. The event was photographed by concerned passersby who then passed these on to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The farm…
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April 29, 2013
Builder fined for failing to provide proper facilities
An employer has neglected to provide his workers with adequate facilities, Bodmin Magistrates’ Court has heard. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) recently visited a site being operated by a reinforcement specialist contractor in Cornwall and found there was no hot or cold running water, or even a basin to wash in. A partner of…
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April 29, 2013
The People Management Document Pack
We appreciate that when running a busy organisation your time is often limited. It can be difficult to find the time to research and produce legally compliant employment law documents to use for your employees. With this in mind and to help ease the load, we have developed the People Management Document Pack. The People…
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March 27, 2013
Health & Safety Legislation Changes
Safety legislation in the UK are usually updated twice yearly in April and October, the intention of changes being introduced on two separate occasions is to help minimise disruption to businesses throughout the year. Since coming into power the Coalition Government has attempted to rationalise UK Safety legislation. A number of reports have been commissioned…
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January 31, 2013
Employment Tribunal System Reforms
The government has implemented an Employment Tribunal fee system which will commence this summer 2013. The payment of fees for lodging a tribunal claim is part of its wider reforms in supporting and encouraging early resolution of work place disputes in order to transfer some of the cost burden from the tax payer to users…
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January 9, 2013
Cloud-based Moorepayhr reaches new heights
Moorepay’s cloud-based HR & Payroll solution has reached its 300th new customer in just 6 months, proving a big hit with small and medium sized businesses… Moorepay has achieved a significant milestone of 300 New Client Wins for their Moorepayhr solution. At the launch in March 2012 Moorepayhr was well received by industry analysts who…
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January 6, 2013
Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission
From 2012 The Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission (CMEC) will introduce a new statutory maintenance system… The Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission (CMEC) is a Non-Departmental Public Body which holds the responsibility for the child maintenance system in Great Britain. They were established in July 2008 after a report written by Sir David Henshaw recommended that…
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July 19, 2012
Students in Employment
The P38(s) procedure is still with us for the 2011/12 year, but when should it be used and when should a P46 be used instead? The CWG2 Employers Further Guide to PAYE & Nic’s now calls the P38(S) a Special Procedure – You can use a P38(S) but it does not have to be in…
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June 20, 2012
Failure to Adequately Guard Woodworking Machinery Costs Employer £5k
An employer, who runs a small workshop, was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for allowing access to the crown of a spinning blade. The magistrates heard that HSE inspectors were forced to issue two separate Prohibition Notices to stop him using the saw until it was made safe. The employer complied with…
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