Employment

23 articles

April 2024 changes - redundancy, maternity and flexible working

COUNCIL NEWS APRIL 2024 Redundancy and Maternity Mum’s returning from Maternity Leave have accrued…

Caution if imposing attendance targets on employees with disabilities

Councils need to be Careful when imposing attendance targets on Employees with Disabilities A Senio…

Could the Four Day Week Solve the Skills Shortages for Town and Parish Councils?

Recruitment problems have become an increasing issue for Town and Parish Councils, particularly for…

Creating Rewarding Jobs

COUNCIL NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2021 Creating Rewarding Jobs In some parts of the Country recruitment o…

Dealing with a Code of Conduct Complaint

COUNCIL NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2022 1. DEALING WITH CODE OF CONDUCT COMPLAINTS The question of how a…

Don't go it alone & Heat of the moment resignations

1. Don’t go it Alone! For over 50 years the Local Government Act 1972 (S101) has told Councils that…

Duty to Prevent Sexual Harrassment from October 2024

COUNCIL NEWS FEBRUARY 2024 Council’s New Duty to Prevent Sexual Harassment From October 2024 new le…

Fighting Fires - the new employment legal framework

COUNCIL NEWSLETTER MARCH 2022 Fighting Fires Conflict between Councillor and staff in a Town/Parish…

Fully flexible Employers improve recruitment and retention at twice the rate of those requiring full-time office attendance

COUNCIL NEWS AUGUST 2023 Fully flexible Employers improve recruitment and retention at twice the ra…

Guidance Notes on Recruitment - Interview Skills Jan 20

Guidance Notes on Recruitment – Interview Skills In a series of brief guidance notes, over the comi…

Has Ledbury failed Council Staff? (Grievances v Code of Conduct issues)

Has Ledbury failed Council Staff? The Supreme Court’s decision in Harvey v Ledbury Town Council [20…

January 2024- Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023 & Carers Leave Entitlement

COUNCIL NEWS JANUARY 2024 What’s New for 2024 Forthcoming Legislation Changes from 1 st April 2024…

June 2024 - General Election Manifesto Plans

COUNCIL NEWS June 2024 1. The Labour Party Manifesto 2. The Conservative Manifesto 3. The Liberal D…

Planning and Managing a Recruitment Campaign

COUNCIL NEWSLETTER AUGUST 2021 Step by Step Guide to Planning and Managing a Recruitment Campaign T…

Post-Pandemic Burn Out and New Ways of Working

COUNCIL NEWSLETTER MAY 2022 Post Pandemic Burn Out in the Public Sector and New Ways of Working A r…

Preventing sexual harassment in the workplace

COUNCIL NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2021 1. New obligations on Councils to prevent sexual harassment in th…

Recruitment and Retention within Town and Parish Councils - July 2023

Finding senior staff, and hanging on to them, has been an endemic problem for Town and Parish Counc…

Sick Pay for Unvaccinated Employees

COUNCIL NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2022 Sick Pay for Unvaccinated Employees IKEA has recently removed Compa…

Sickness Management Procedures

BASIC SICKNESS MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES CONTENTS See the attachment 1. Eight Step process for investig…

The End of Covid Restrictions and Self-Isolation?

COUNCIL NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 2022 The End of Covid Restrictions and Self-Isolation At the start of F…

What does the Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023, mean for Town and parish Councils? & Is Stress a Disability?

COUNCIL NEWS SEPTEMBER 2023 What does the Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023, mean…

What will the Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023 mean for Town and Parish Councils?

COUNCIL NEWS SEPTEMBER 2023 What will the Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023 mean for…

Why Councils may want to consider home working

COUNCIL NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 2021 Why Councils may want to consider home working The pandemic has had…