By This year our preferred charity was Birmingham Dogs Home, as many of you know dogs are very close to our hearts here at HELPGB! To raise funds Nicole kindly volunteered to participate in the Winter Wolf Run which took place on 6th November. The Wolf run is a 10K x-country
By Health & Safety Consultant Job Position
(Midlands based – Cannock Offices) HELPGB are a HR & Health and Safety Consultancy based in the Midlands with over 18 years’ experience working with SME’s to provide commercial solutions. We pride ourselves on assisting our clients with advice and guidance tailor made to their needs. Due to our growing
Employers Scarefest
Recent Tribunal rulings and statutory awards to haunt you! Flexible working – indirect discrimination A mother has recently been awarded nearly £185,000.00 by an employment tribunal after her flexible working request was denied, but why? Well, Alice Thompson put in a statutory flexible working request to work shorter hours so
Changes to The Furlough Scheme
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) also known as the furlough scheme will be changing as of 1st July 2021, what does this mean for employers? Since May 2021 eligible employers have been able to claim 80% of an employee’s wages (subject to the maximum cap) for any hours not
Covid Unfair Dismissal Claim Dismissed
Mr Rodgers v Leeds Laser Cutting An employer was recently taken to an employment tribunal for unfair dismissal after they dismissed an employee with less than two years’ service for his refusal to return to the workplace. The claimant asserted that he had concerns regarding the Company’s Covid secure measures
Mental Health awareness in the workplace.
According to HSE 526,000 workers were suffering with work-related stress, depression or anxiety (new or long-standing) in 2016/17 and a total of 12.5 million working days were lost because of these illnesses. Employers should not ignore these statistics.In recent years more and more awareness has been raised about the effects
What is TUPE?
Many employers may not even be aware that TUPE exists, let alone have asked the question “What is TUPE?” Ignoring this business regulation however, may see you in breach of employment law and in front of an employment tribunal. So what do you need to know? TUPE is short for
Performance Management
As an employer, you know it’s important to keep an eye on your employees’ performance and undertake effective performance management. You may even know all too well the difficulty of managing an employee who isn’t producing the standards of work you expect from them. Poor performance however, cannot be treated
What’s in an Employment Contract?
Under the Employment Act 2002, all new employees need to be provided with a written statement of terms and conditions, a document which is more commonly known as an employment contract. If you’ve ever tried to write up an employment contract for a new employee, you may have realised that
Fire Risk Assessment – are you 100% sure you are compliant?
A man and a woman who were trapped by the Christmas Day blaze jumped for their lives from a second-floor window, only to find themselves trapped again and surrounded by flames in a courtyard. Both suffered various injuries and smoke inhalation. A dog fell to its death as the burning