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Posts by Oliver McCann:
New Social Care Compliance Scheme (SCCS)
Introduction Possibly one of the most uncertain areas within the social care sector over the last few years has been whether...
What Are a Part-Time Workers Rights?
It is sometimes overlooked by organisations that the terms they offer their part-time workers are no less favourable than their...
Government Announces Temporary Suspension of HMRC Enforcement Activity
Following the announcement by HM Government yesterday that; It has temporarily suspended HMRC enforcement activity over payment of sleep-ins by...
Getting paid whilst being asleep! – Part 2
On 20th April, we looked at when employees are entitled to be paid when they sleep in line with the...
Dry January ends!
Not a week goes by where there isn’t some kind of article in the media about society’s increased consumption of...
Refusal of Rest Breaks and Working Time
The Working Time Regulations 1998 (“WTR”) entitle employees and workers to rest breaks, daily rest periods and weekly rest periods....
Disability Discrimination: Justifying Treatment
Long-term sickness absence can be difficult for any employer to handle, even more so where the employee is also disabled....
Pay Protection After a Disability
Employers have a duty to make reasonable adjustments in the workplace where a disabled person would otherwise be put at...
Being Inflexible Could be Discriminatory!
A recent case acts as a timely reminder to employers that insisting employees work specific hours can, in some cases,...
Employment Status – Just Because You Say It Is, Doesn’t Mean It Is!
A recent news story has brought the nature of an individual’s status within a business into the spotlight. Can an...