26 Sep The Supreme Court – what was decided?
The papers across the country are divided in opinion about the meaning of the Supreme Court decision and it’s meaning for our current Prime Minister. Is it the “Death of...
Updates
19 Sep Are your self employed staff really self employed?
Locum GP deemed a ‘worker’ – update for all Practice Managers The Employment Appeal Tribunal recently ruled that a GP operating under their own limited company was a ‘worker’ – despite...
19 Sep What to do when key employee resigns: here’s a lawyer’s perspective
That moment when a person you rely on, who has access to all your customers, contacts and suppliers tells you they want to leave! The health and performance of your business...
18 Mar Royal Mencap Society -v- Tomlinson-Blake – A reminder of the implications so far for the care sector
Sleep-in care workers may well now be lawfully paid a basic fee for sleep-in shifts. They may not now be entitled to the hitherto claimed back payments of national minimum wage...
13 Feb Beware employees in self-employed contractor clothing: are your self-employed contractors / casual staff really employees? What could that mean for your business?
Clients are increasingly using zero hour/ self-employed contracts which seems consistent with statistics suggesting that there is a national increase in people engaged under these type of working arrangements -...
24 Jan Employers’ obligations and the right to work in the UK
Under the Immigration and Nationality Act 2006 - Employers are responsible for checking immigration status / right to work in the UK for all of its employees. If you employ a...
19 Feb The impact of GDPR on Health and Social Care providers
The amended data protection laws come into force on 25 May 2018 in the form of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). Health and social care employers process more data and data...
07 Dec Pay rates for sleep-in care workers: where are we now and what should we be doing?
Prior to 2017 it was generally accepted practice in the social care sector to pay fixed rates (usually c. £25-30 per shift of c. 8 hours) for overnight sleep-in shifts,...
22 May Coast to Coast Challenge Ride for Charity
BRIDGE are cycling the Coast to Coast….in a day, for Stars and Cancer Research UK. Each year we choose a charity and give a percentage of our profit to it and...