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October 2018

Hello there!

With winter on its way, driving on business or just commuting into work gets more risky, so everyone who gets behind a wheel for work should read our feature on Driving and winter weather. And Christmas is on the agenda, too – we answer FAQs around holidays, pay rates and parties. For those businesses looking forward to greater things, we have a feature on how to avoid the traps to business survival. And for those who think GDPR has been and gone – it hasn’t - we look at how it’s settling in and what firms still need to work on.

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Latest in Business News

Data privacy and the impact of GDPR

Since May this year, companies in the UK have faced tougher requirements about the way they collect, process and store personal information that belongs to both customers and employees.

Latest in Employment Law & HR

Sourcing Skilled Staff

How do employers hire the best person for the job?
It would seem that when it comes to recruiting staff, employers are finding it harder and harder to get the best of the bunch.

Business survival/growth

Why do only four in 10 new businesses survive their first five years?
Latest statistics show that just four in 10 new businesses survive their first five years, plus an increasing number of UK businesses never hire staff.

Christmas Q&A

November is upon us and Christmas is on its way - bringing with it a host of issues for employers to grapple with. Requests for extra time off; how to cover the rota over Christmas and how to deal with inappropriate behaviour at staff parties to name but a few.

New Bereavement Act

Parents who lose a child will now be entitled to paid bereavement leave.
The Parental Bereavement Act 2018 will ensure parents have paid statutory leave following the death of a child under the age of 18.

Latest in Health & Safety

Driving & Winter Weather

With the clocks going back, it's a timely reminder that, after the mild autumn, winter weather is on its way. Heavy rain, flooding, strong winds and snow and ice present additional hazards at this time of year.

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