5th July 2023 - Meraki HR

Q. When is it too hot to work?

Temperatures in the workplace are covered by the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992, which place a legal obligation on employers to provide a ‘reasonable’ temperature in the workplace. They suggest that the minimum temperature in a workplace should be at least 16ºC, or if the work involves rigorous physical exertion, it can be as low as 13ºC. However, there are no laws which specify that workers can stop working if the temperature gets too hot. But every employer has a responsibility to maintain a safe working environment and…

5th July 2023

Q. Tell me about the up and coming changes to the Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave Bill)?

The Bill aims to provide protection from redundancy during or after pregnancy, or after periods of maternity, adoption, or shared parental leave. The reason for introducing this bill was because evidence reported that new parents were facing prejudice in the workplace, with an estimated 54,000 new parents feeling they had to leave their jobs due to pregnancy or maternity discrimination each year. Under current rules, employers are obliged to offer employees on maternity, shared parental or adoption leave an available alternative post, as a priority over anyone else who is…

5th July 2023

Q. Do we have the right to access an employee’s WhatsApp messages if we are concerned about sexual harassment/bullying or fraud between employees via the platform?

In a recent case between FKJ (The Claimant) and RVT (Defendant), the case highlighted that parties need to consider how they approach obtaining evidence in support of their case and also how they handled the information once it was obtained, as without proper care/advice, it is possible to make an already litigious situation worse. The claimant was a solicitor that qualified in 2017 and commenced work for the Defendants in that same year. On 21 December 2017, the Claimant was dismissed by the Defendants for falsifying a timesheet. The Claimant…

5th July 2023

Q. How does the Carers Leave Act 2023 effect my employees?

The Carer’s Leave Act will give employees a statutory right to a week’s unpaid leave to care for a dependant. Here is what we know about the law so far…and what we don’t. The Carer’s Leave Act 2023became law on 24 May 2023. However, it requires further regulations from the government setting out precisely how the entitlement will work. One week’s unpaid leave per calendar year available to employees (not workers) from day 1 – employees to self-certify their entitlement Will be determined by the carer’s relationship with the dependent:…

5th July 2023

Q. Does a term-time worker have to take all their annual leave during the school holidays?

The arrangements for taking annual leave should be agreed between the term-time worker and the employer. Generally, the arrangement will require the employee to take all their annual leave during the school holidays. The employer can designate periods during the school holidays to be the term-time worker’s annual leave, in which case the employee will usually not be required to book any annual leave. Alternatively, term-time workers can be required to book their paid annual leave during school holidays. Employers should keep in mind that other employees will also want…

5th July 2023

Day: July 5, 2023

Q. When is it too hot to work?

Q. Tell me about the up and coming changes to the Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave Bill)?

Q. Do we have the right to access an employee’s WhatsApp messages if we are concerned about sexual harassment/bullying or fraud between employees via the platform?

Q. How does the Carers Leave Act 2023 effect my employees?

Q. Does a term-time worker have to take all their annual leave during the school holidays?

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Meraki HR South: Unit 5 - The Workshed, London Street, SwindonSN1 5DG

Meraki HR North: Suite 4, Kendal Business Hub, South Lakeland House, Angel Yard, 21-23 Highgate, Kendal, LA9 4DY

Your people | our passion | your success

© 2022 Meraki HR Solutions Ltd, Terms & Conditions | Privacy & Cookies | Sitemap

Meraki HR South:
Registered Address:
Unit 5 - The Workshed,
London Street,
Swindon
SN1 5DG

Meraki HR North:
Office Location:
Suite 4, Kendal Business Hub,
South Lakeland House,
Angel Yard, 21-23 Highgate,
Kendal, LA9 4DY

Meraki HR South:
Unit 5 - The Workshed,
London Street,
Swindon
SN1 5DG

Meraki HR North:
Suite 4, Kendal Business Hub,
South Lakeland House,
Angel Yard, 21-23 Highgate,
Kendal, LA9 4DY