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Well November is with us and there is definitely a winter chill in the air!

Immigration has hit the headlines with the Baroness Scotland affair, and we have provided some tips on how you can avoid facing the same problem.

Changes have also occurred in how First Aid should be carried out in the workplace, read more about training with our associates, Guardian First Aid, below.

Kind regards,

Angela

 
Equal Rights For Temporary Workers

Gordon Brown has proposed that new legislation giving temporary workers the same rights as full-time staff take effect in the next few months.

Click here for more details.

Checking the Right to Work

The very public mistake of Baroness Scotland,who employed an illegal worker, has highlighted the need for employers to carry out the right checks.

Click here to find out how to avoid the same mistakes.

Access to Work Program

Jobcentre Plus are delivering a specialist programme to help disabled people and their employers to overcome work related obstacles.

Click here for details.

Employment Tribunal and EAT Statistics

The latest statistics (for 2008/2009) from the employment tribunals have been published this month.

Click here to see the key statistics.

First Aid - Are You Legal?

If you're confused, you're not alone. On 1st October First Aid regulations changed leaving many business unsure as to whether they're now compliant.

Click here for the latest advice from our training partner.

In Closing

I hope you have found this month's newsletter useful and informative. If so, then why not forward it on to someone. if not, then do tell us how we could improve it.

Crispin Rhodes is a specialist human resources company that offers a wide range of cost effective HR services, tailored to the needs of small and medium size businesses.

We provide advice and tailored service packages embracing recruitment, HR policies and procedures, discipline and grievance, sickness, terms and conditions of employment, maternity, paternity and adoption, redundancy, psychometric testing and one to one personal development.

Thank you once again, and for now I wish you all the best.

Kind regards,

Angela Rhodes
Crispin Rhodes Ltd

About Us

Crispin Rhodes is a specialist human resources company that offers a wide range of cost effective HR services, tailored to the needs of small and medium size businesses.

We provide advice and tailored service packages embracing recruitment, HR policies and procedures, discipline and grievance, sickness, terms and conditions of employment, maternity, paternity and adoption, redundancy, psychometric testing and one to one personal development.

If you’re worried about a HR problem in your business or simply need someone to point you in the right direction, drop us an email or give us a call. Our contact details are at the bottom of this email.

And remember - No company that has followed Crispin Rhodes’ advice has ever successfully been taken to a tribunal or has ever fallen foul of any HR-related legal minefield!


Your Questions Answered


Q: We have a couple of employees who are often absent on Mondays and Fridays and we're under the impression they use illness as an excuse for a long weekend. Can we take action with no proof?

A: Despite not knowing what they are doing on these days off, you have enough proof to take action. Whatever the reason, people should not take excessive time off...

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