The Forum and our PR Forum Partner JournoLink will be holding a Marketing & PR Masterclass on the 8th November 2018 12.00pm at the Forum offices in Knutsford. In this 2 hour masterclass, we will explain how to assess the value of PR for your business and give you the keys to start and […]
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Contractual notice only starts when the employee knows they are being dismissed
Author: 10th September 2018Note: this is information we have received from Weightmans and we are sharing with our members as an example Supreme Court rules that written notice of dismissal is only valid once read. When does notice of dismissal start? Is it when a letter is expected to be received, when it is signed for, or […]
Overtime for Employees
Author: 6th September 2018Overtime is usually classed as hours worked over a businesses full-time hours requirement. If an employee has fixed working hours, for example, Monday to Friday 9.00am until 5.00pm then overtime becomes additional hours that are worked over and above the standard hours specified with an employees terms and conditions. Employers can offer overtime for a […]
Driving with Diabetes
Author:You need to advise the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) if you have a medical condition that may affect your driving. If the doctor tells you to stop driving for three months or more OR you do not meet the required standards for certain entitlements on your licence, due to a medical condition, you […]
DVLA is developing an online trailer registration service
Author:The Freight Transport Association has been working with the DVLA about the development of the new online trailer registration service. This is necessary as with Brexit looming in 2019 it will mean changes for operators travelling to Europe. One of the requirements will be for a separate number plate to be affixed to any trailer […]
Contract Variation Process
Author: 30th July 2018In order to implement a change to an employee’s working hours or job title, you would need to follow the contract variation process. We have set this out below for you to follow and advised which template(s) you would need to download. The required template would be Template 2.7 Letter Varying Contract – Job Title You will […]
Small Business Commissioners answers our members Questions to Late Payment
Author: 19th July 2018The Small Business Commissioner, Paul Uppal, and Suzanne Burke (Head of Operations) visited the Forum offices in Knutsford on the 28th June 2018, to talk about late payment and to answer a number of burning questions from our members regarding unfair business practices and late payment. Late payment is an issue that impacts 5.7 million small […]
MOT certificates to be printed and trailer MOT discs to be discontinued
Author: 9th July 2018The 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 […]
