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March 2018
Hello there!
Welcome to the March Mentor monthly round-up: Our summary of the most important and relevant new stories we’ve shared in the last few weeks. If you find them helpful, please follow us on LinkedIn or Twitter, so that these, and other useful stories will go straight to your news feed. We want to make sure we’re sharing the things that you want to know about. So, if there’s something you want to hear from Mentor’s range of experts about, please email us at info@mentor.uk.com |
Best regards
The Mentor Team
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Letting go: how to handle the redundancy process
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| Having to make staff redundant is never a pleasant experience, but there are steps you can take to ensure the process runs as smoothly as possible. |
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Changes to childcare vouchers: a guide for employers and employees
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| The childcare vouchers scheme is being closed to new entrants from 6 April 2018. With tax-free childcare being the sole option going forward, will employees ultimately be better off under the new scheme? |
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British workers losing in productivity stakes
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For years, British workers have been the most unproductive employees in the world. Working hours are at an all-time high, yet UK productivity consistently falls behind its global counterparts.
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The danger with flammable liquids
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A sole trader who repaired cars in a residential area has been fined after breaching Section 33 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 after concerns were raised that he'd been spraying flammable liquids at a premises in Bedford.
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Living with the legacy of asbestos
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| The refusal of contractors to work in the Stanlow oil refinery in Cheshire - owing to allegedly dangerous working conditions - has raised questions about workplace health and safety. |
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Don't let supply chain problems damage your business
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The shortage of supplies to one of the UK's favourite chicken restaurants may have underlined the nation's love of the KFC bucket, but the story raises questions over liability for lost earnings.
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