Vaccination requirements for CQC Homes
Please see the document attached for vaccination requirements for CQC care homes. For more information contact us on 0871 22 616 22 or speak to your consultant https://www.linkedin.com/posts/crownford_vaccination-requirements-for-cqc-homes-activity-6888804681548632065-wGKJ ...
Menopause in the Workplace
The menopause is a natural part of ageing that usually occurs between 45 and 55 years of age as oestrogen levels decline. Studies have shown that menopause symptoms can have a significant impact on attendance and performance in the workplace. With our population now living longer, working longer, it's vital that staff are supported to stay well and thrive in the workplace. Menopause is not just a gender or age issue, as...
Legislation Update October 2021
Please note, the link below detailing legislative updates for October 2021 For more information contact Crownford on 0871 22 616 22 https://www.barbour-ehs.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Legislation-Update-October-2021.pdf ...
Shared Parental Leave
A Decrease in Shared Parental Leave during COVID -19 A recent study has shown that there has been a decrease in employee’s using Shared Parental Leave (SPL) during COVID. This is the first decline that the scheme has seen since it commenced back in 2016. Experts however have warned that as parents return to the workplace, an increased rate of applications could be seen! According to a study from EMW, it saw a...
Vaccine Passports – Headache for employers
The government has recently introduced legislation mandating staff working in regulated care homes to have had both the jabs, unless they have a medical exemption. The government’s latest working safety guidance instead focuses on increased ventilation and cleaning, together with ensuring that staff with Covid-19 symptoms or those required to self-isolate do not enter the workplace. Although requiring employees to be fully vaccinated before they are allowed to return to the office...
Health & Safety News
Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service were deployed to a huge fire at an industrial estate in Leamington Spa. A thick black mushroom-like cloud filled the skies and was seen for miles with plumes of smoke after the public reported hearing explosions coming from a plastics warehouse. Public Health officials have urged caution during the clean-up operation following the devastating fire, they have carried out tests of soot and debris thrown...
CQC Care Homes
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced that people working in CQC- registered care homes will need to be fully Covid-19 vaccinated, with both doses, as a condition of employment moving forward. How will this impact organisations? Making the COVID-19 vaccine compulsory in Care homes (CQC) could cause significant staffing resource problems for affected organisations if staff choose not to have the vaccine despite the possibility that they will...
Changes to the Remuneration Rates
Changes from April 2020Changes from April 2021 IncreaseNational Living Wage £8.72£8.912.2%21–22-Year-Old Rate £8.20£8.362.0%18–20-Year-Old Rate £6.45£6.561.7%16–17-Year-Old Rate £4.55£4.621.5%Apprentice Rate £4.15£4.303.6%Accommodation Offset £8.20£8.362.0% ...
Furlough Update – 04.03.2021
The HMRC/ UK Government has today updated its guidance to state that the Furlough Scheme (Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme -CJRS) will be extended until the end of September 2021. The Government has confirmed that it will continue to pay 80% of employees’ usual wages for the hours not worked, up to a cap of £2,500 per month, up to the end of June 2021. After this point, CJRS will cover 70%...
Post COVID World
What do we think it might look like? Over the last week or two, as HR Consultants, we have been asked on several occasions by some of out client's if they can implement a clause whereby if a prospective or present employee decline to have a vaccine whilst working for them, they either do not secure the role of they lose their job. What you should be aware of? At the present time...