Working Safely through Covid-19 – Updated Advice & Guidance

Businesses and other organisations Businesses and other organisations – Covid Update Employers and businesses have taken significant steps over the pandemic to mitigate the risks of COVID-19 within their settings. The Government has lifted the majority of legal requirements on businesses, and continues to provide ‘Working Safely’ guidance setting out the steps that employers can take to […]

Is Your Business Compliant?

We talk about; Your Legal  Responsibilities A Contract of Employment Legal & Statutory Company Policies Recommended Policies Staff Handbook HR Software Contract of Employment  It is not a legal requirement to provide employees with an employment contract. However, employees and workers must be provided with a ‘Written Statement of Employment Particulars’ that includes required information […]

Exclusive January Sale

It’s the New Year and to celebrate new beginnings we like to give our Clients and potential new Clients some fabulous exclusive January Sale Offers Environmental Services  Environmental Services Existing Clients  Environmental Policy – £150.00 + VAT Normally £300.00 + VAT Sustainability Policy Statement – £50.00 + VAT Normally £100.00 + VAT Environmental Audit – […]

Plan B – Implications for Employers

The Prime Minister has announced that England will move to ‘Plan B’ in response to the rapid rise of cases of the Omicron variant. Do office workers now need to work from home? Anyone who can work from home is being advised to do so from Monday 13 December. The Cabinet Office guidance says that anyone […]

Right to Work Check Measures to April 2022

The Home Office has further delayed the end date of the temporary right to work check measures to April 5th 2022, from August 31st 2021. The UK’s Home Office has further delayed the end date for the temporary right to work check measures to April 5th, 2022. The current temporary right to work check process […]

Why We think Differently & offer Value Added HR Support.

But aren’t all Outsourced HR Services all the Same? How are we at Craven HR Services any different? Yes we offer all the usual ‘HR & People Management’ Services, but what Value Added HR do we offer? Ok I will try & explain ‘in a nutshell’. The following are the elements of HR & People […]

Noise at Work

Introduction Noise at work has been recognised as a potential health hazard. Evidence shows that excessive noise can cause long term damage to hearing and accelerate the normal loss of hearing which occurs as people grow older. Everyone exposed to excessive noise (i.e., above 80 dB) for long periods will be affected. Exposure to excessive […]

Do you have access to competent Health & Safety advice?

Are you considering outsourcing your Health & Safety management? Under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, it is an employer’s duty to ensure that a competent person has been appointed to meet health and safety duties. Unless you are a large company, the cost of employing a dedicated, in-house Health & […]

Draft Building Safety Bill

This month we have a guest article by Chris McGrath providing an overview of the Draft Building Safety Bill that will aim to improve building and fire safety, so that people will be, and will feel, safer in their homes. Why this Bill? On 14th June 2017 a fire broke out at the Grenfell Tower, a 24 […]

PPE – Personal Protective Equipment

The new Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Regulation became law on 21 April 2016.  There is a two year transition period until its full enforcement in April 2018.  The main changes put the onus on manufacturers to provide good quality equipment and provide the necessary information and certification, it is hoped that this will put an end to cheap inferior […]