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Fully paid members can manage contracts of employment and policies from a bank of hundreds of policy and correspondence templates which can be downloaded and should be used in conjunction with experts in HR and employment law on the telephone advice line.

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Latest News

  • Social Media

    Tuesday, February 21, 2012
    There have recently been many reports in the media that portray social media in a bad light; especially when it is used in the workplace. However, if you prepare and protect your organisation with the correct policies and guidelines surrounding these, social networking can become an excellent tool for your business to use. Read more...
  • The Effects of Electronic Smoking

    Tuesday, February 14, 2012
    Concerns have been raised that use of the electronic cigarette device might carry health risks and in addition, concerns that they could appeal to other non smoking groups such as children. Read more...
  • Attending Work in Bad Weather

    Thursday, February 09, 2012
    Employers should give serious consideration to the planning and implementation of a bad weather policy to ensure consistency and fairness of approach in such circumstances. Read more...
  • Gas Safe Register

    Thursday, February 09, 2012
    By law, all gas engineers must be on the Gas Safe Register which replaced CORGI registration in April 2009. Read more...
  • Installation, Servicing and Maintenance - Gas Appliances

    Thursday, February 09, 2012
    Owners and managers must only use Gas Safe Registered engineers to carry out work on gas appliances. Gas Safe Register (GSR) is the Government approved registration scheme for gas engineers in the UK. Read more...
  • Tackling the Issue of Demotion …

    Monday, February 06, 2012
    With the media being full of John Terry facing criminal proceedings and Fabio Capello now being accused of breaching his contract, as an employer, you would be forgiven for asking why has the decision been made to demote someone before an investigation or a formal hearing has been held and why can’t I do that? Read more...
  • Is 60 Years Worth a Holiday?

    Monday, February 06, 2012
    The Queen has served the Country tirelessly for 60 years as our Monarch which has led to a year of celebrations across the UK and an extra bank holiday but do you, as an employer have to honour the additional bank holiday? Read more...
  • Auditing – is it just for Finance?

    Tuesday, January 31, 2012
    Audits are designed to understand your overall business requirements and ensure they link into your HR strategy, analyse your key HR data in order to improve business efficiency and overall reinforce and strengthen HR practices. Read more...