The Coronavirus has been a massive concern for all of us since we were made aware of the first cases back in January. The sad news that a British person who was a passenger on The Diamond Princess ship died in Japan today, has reinforced the severity of the illness....
Occupational Health looks at the relationship between the workplace and health. Furthermore, this also focuses on the individual concerned as a patient and an employee. As part of our occupational health Glasgow, Fife and Scotland service, we can support you to help...
The summer season can be hectic with managing holiday planning in your business. This is the time of year when your staff are flying out to warmer climates. Some employees with young children may not have this opportunity. Working parents can be faced with balancing...
Do I have to Pay Employees for Snow Days? Written by Shannon Mason Do I have to pay employees for snow days? The adverse weather in the UK has brought the public to a standstill. Many of us are worrying about how this will affect pay roll and employee compensation....
With winter just around the corner, you may want to think about how this can affect your business. This can be a good time to consider employee rights in winter to ensure the colder months run smoothly. Adverse Weather and Employee Rights in Winter It can be helpful...
We get asked HR related questions every day and each week we share our top question of the week that we have been asked here at The HR Booth. In this week’s question of the week we answer can employees take holidays when off sick. Question I have an employee who is on...
Absence, especially at this time of year with all the viruses going about, and people over doing their Christmas nights out!, affects lots of our clients. Managing absence, whether it’s short term frequent absences or long term absence can be tricky. But...
OK so maybe your employee’s child is not the partridge in a pear tree, but it does happen that employees don’t come in to work, not because they are ill, but because their child is ill. Usually everything is fine and the child goes to nursery or other...