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• Social Media

  Feb 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.
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• The Effects of Electronic Smoking

  Feb 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.
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• Attending Work in Bad Weather

  Feb 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.
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• Gas Safe Register

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

  Feb 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.
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• Tackling the Issue of Demotion …

  Feb 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?
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• Is 60 Years Worth a Holiday?

  Feb 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?
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• Auditing – is it just for Finance?

  Jan 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.
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• Increases in Compensation Limits

  Jan 26, 2012
  From February 1 2012, increases in the limits of various Employment Tribunal awards and other payments will come into force.
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• Sunday Working

  Jan 26, 2012
  More and more employers are requiring more and more flexibility from their workforce including the ability to request that there is work done on Sundays.
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