Questions and Answers

According to Government proposals, under what circumstances may schools be charged in future for Health and Safety Executive inspections?

My manager has given me responsibility for providing our staff with some updates on the new EYFS. I don’t know where to start. Can you please help?

How can I decide whether using some cloud computing services is right for my business?

I am aware that employers must undertake a risk assessment if employees are exposed to certain noise levels. How can I decide if employees are likely to be exposed to these noise levels in the first place?

Outcome 6: Co-operating with Other Providers in Guidance about Compliance: Essential Standards of Quality and Safety makes frequent references to sharing information about service users with other practitioners and organisations. How can this be squared with the concept of client confidentiality?

We are defending an unfair dismissal claim by a former member of staff. If we lose the case, will we have to pay her costs?

What steps should we be taking to prepare for the forthcoming changes to employee contributions to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme?

I want to move the provision to new premises five miles away. Some of the staff are saying I should pay for the extra travelling. What can and should I do?

When were the orange-yellow Dangerous Substances Directive (DSD) symbols first required in the EU? Was the 67/548/EEC DSD the first Directive that required these?

I’ve been asked to write a reference for a member of staff about whose capability we have some concerns. Am I obliged to provide the reference?