How to reduce staffing costs temporarily
It is common practice for contracts of employment to hold a clause which allows the employer to implement periods of short term working or laying off staff.
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PRS, PPL and TV Licences?
If you have a TV in a customer waiting area or staffing area that broadcasts radio or music channels, you may also be required to have a PRS and PPL Licence.
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Bio-fuel – Chipping In
Car retailers should be aware of this problem since pump failure may well not be a symptom of a lack of satisfactory quality in the car sold.
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Proposed new power for OFT to immediately suspend Consumer Credit Licences
It envisages that the power will be exercised where, say, a car dealer, is selling a large number of ‘clocked’ vehicles or perhaps ‘unroadworthy’ vehicles.
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Sale of imported goods being challenged under copyright laws
If the challenge succeeds it could have a serious effect on importers of cars.
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How do ‘Without Prejudice’ discussions work?
The ‘Without Prejudice’ rule applies to statements both oral and written used in a genuine attempt to settle a dispute or departure of an employee.
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Can a contract be binding without a signature?
The employee did not sign the contract, worked for several years and left to begin working for a rival company.
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Employees avoiding a disciplinary hearing at all costs – what can you do?
Employers must think ahead of the game and look at the long term goal that is trying to be achieved.
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Health and Safety inspectors – time is money
Inspectors will now be charging £124 per hour for their time when investigating any ‘material breaches of the law’.
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Exposed electric cables on hoist leads to Health and Safety prosecution
The company were fined £4,000 and £2,000 in costs.
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HSE Proposal to exempt some self employed workers
This would cover people such as bookkeepers, trainers, outside consultants etc who essentially carry out office based work.
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Log Book Loans reappears
The OFT have allowed another company, Hermes Property Services Ltd to use the trading style of Log Book Loans.
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