The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has confirmed to Freight Transport Association that from 14 July 2018 it is introducing printed test certificates (MOT) for HGVs and trailers. The printed certificates will replace current handwritten test certificates and will look similar to car MOT certificates. If an HGV fails its MOT, a printed refusal […]
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No sign of an end to SME late payment pain
Author: 14th June 2018One in four SMEs continue to face a late payments problem, Close Brothers research reveals The scale of late payments continues to increase with one in four SMEs owed more than £40,000 Almost half of SMEs now using or considering invoice finance products Small and medium-sized enterprises continue to suffer from late payments from customers […]
Employee wishing to appeal a Grievance Decision
Author: 26th April 2018Refer to page 130 of the current Employment Guide 2018 point 6 “if the employee wishes to appeal the decision, any such appeal should be made in writing to another senior manager or director within five working days of receiving a written decision. ” Templates to be used for this process are as below Template […]
Disciplinary in relation to performance
Author:reference to Page 121 of the current Employment Guide 2018 amendment to change to the details we currently state within the guide “ the employee is allowed the right to be accompanied at this hearing by either a work colleague or a trade union rep”. We have now amended and added the below with immediate […]
Modern Slavery Policy
Author:Under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (the Act) every company that carries out business in the UK which has an annual turnover of £36 million or more must publish a slavery and human trafficking statement for each financial year. If a company doesn’t meet this annual turnover threshold, it’s not legally required to publish a statement. […]
Metro Bank Provides Helping Hand to SME’s with the Forum of Private Business
Author: 9th April 2018Metro Bank, the revolution in British banking, has today announced that it has teamed up with the Forum of Private Business to provide its business customers with access to the Forum’s wealth of bespoke resources. The collaboration will allow the bank’s fast-growing number of business banking customers access to the Forum’s advice service, equipping them […]
Forum of Private Business calls on the Chancellor for clarity, support and encouragement for small businesses
Author: 12th March 2018The Forum of Private Business is asking the Chancellor to give some clarity, support and encouragement to the small and micro business sector in his Spring update. Ian Cass, Managing Director of the Forum comments, “Trading is very tough at the moment. Many small businesses are operating on increasingly smaller margins and in those circumstances […]
Sexual Harassment
Author: 11th January 2018New advice for employers and employees that outlines what kind of workplace behaviours could be considered as sexual harassment and how to report it. Sexual harassment is defined as “unwanted conduct of a sexual nature”. It has the purpose or effect of violating the dignity of a worker, or creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, […]
