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Massive Rise In Fines For Pension Auto-Enrolment Errors….Make Sure You Don’t Get On The List!

Massive rise in fines for pension auto-enrolment errors During the last financial year the number of fines for Pension Auto-Enrolment errors shot up to 35,810 from 14,650 the previous year. The reason..? The expansion after 2017 of the enrolment scheme to employers of less than 50 people...

19 February, 2019

London Fire Brigade Finds Fire Assessment Worries In Over Half Of City’s Care Homes

A report by London Fire Brigade on fire safety in London residential care homes has highlighted a series of worrying issues which resulted in 57% of 177 homes being given formal notification to address the issues. In April 2017 a Cheshunt care home in Hertfordshire was...

15 February, 2019

Your Employee Has Been Off Sick – So You Can Deduct A Part Of Their Holiday Entitlement…Think Again!

It’s only fair isn’t it, a member of your domestic staff has been off sick for a while, so can you reduce their holiday entitlement? The answer is No. It is not only unfair it is illegal and could leave you open to a tribunal...

15 February, 2019

Rules On Disclosure Of Some Convictions Set To Change

Information on past old and minor offences has, until now, been given to employers and potential employers in Standard and Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks. But the Supreme Court has ruled in favour of three people who said their lives had been held...

08 February, 2019

Pay Is On The Up Is Yours?

Pay is on the increase...

28 January, 2019

Greater Protection For Pregnant Women

Greater Protection For Pregnant Women. When a pregnant woman or new parents return to work - as a member of domestic staff -they can receive a widely differing reception. “It’s good to see you back” to “Hmm the girl doing maternity cover did a much better...

28 January, 2019

Slipping and sliding ………………winter driving

Does your boss ask you to drive sometimes? It may be OK if the weather is fine, but winter driving in the UK...

15 January, 2019

Hi Boss, may I have a pay rise please?

If you are going to ask your boss for a salary increase, there are a couple of things you need to think about first. Number one isn’t to say how much you would like, It is to explain why. This way your employer can understand where...

15 January, 2019

Winter Driving – Keep Domestic Staff And Yourself Safe

Many housekeepers, nannies and other domestic staff drive when employers ask, sometimes for a school run, or shopping. But driving in winter requires special knowledge and as an employer you have a duty of care to ensure staff are equipped for this. Failure to ensure that...

14 January, 2019

Wow Thanks For The Pay Rise – I Didn’t Even Notice

Wow Thanks For The Pay Rise - I Didn't Even Notice. As you know (or should do) your employer will have enrolled you in the government’s Auto-Enrolment pension scheme. What you probably don’t know is that you have effectively been given a pay rise! With effect from...