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Covid-19 Restrictions Update The Government has started the New Year with a review of the current situation regarding Covid-19 and the restrictions in place. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced on Tuesday (4th January) that the government intends to continue with the current restriction in place across the UK. Current Restrictions within UK nations These… Continue reading →

What are the Biggest HR Obstacles: A Perspective of The Care Sector It has been a very unsettling few months for care providers, from BREXIT implications to COVID guidance changing regularly. New procedures have come into place, which means more paperwork and more memorising for management, larger workloads, endless lists of employee and customer concerns… Continue reading →

Fire Risk Assessments │ Health and Safety In this month’s health and safety update, our H & S Consultant, Colin Jones, decided to discuss Fire Risk Assessments in the workplace. All too often owners/occupiers are unaware they have an obligation to carry out a Fire Risk Assessment in their workplace.  Especially at this time of… Continue reading →

Employment Law Update | December 2021 James Mallon, our HR Business Partner, provides us with an Employment Law Update for December 2021. 1. COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccines Mandatory vaccines for health and social care workers takes a step closer to becoming law.  The Department of Health and Social Care published its Response to its Consultation. It… Continue reading →

Plan B: What has the Government Introduced? On Wednesday 8th December 2021, the Prime minister announced the Government were introducing Plan B to help reduce the impact of the Omicron variant. What rules are already in place? Pupils at secondary school are being strongly advised to wear face coverings in all communal areas with this… Continue reading →