Questions and Answers

I think a few specialist appointments for our care home residents with long-term conditions were cancelled during the pandemic — are our care home staff responsible for ensuring they resume?

What is the requirement to have a Transport Manager when running vans into Europe and what documents will a driver need to carry?

How do I tell whether an employee is suffering from anxiety rather than stress, and when does it become a mental health issue?

What are the rules for making a Posting Declaration to transport goods into Europe and what information needs to be provided to create an account on the EU portal?

I’m concerned that my business will be liable for the new plastic tax as we use a lot of plastic packaging. What can I do to prepare for this and in particular, how can I find out whether the plastic we use contains any recycled material?

A number of my employees are practising Muslims. They have complained that they consider themselves to be forced to take time off over Christmas (because we have a one week shut down) and yet they have to use up their holiday entitlement if they want to take time off over Ramadan, which lasts for a month. They believe this amounts to religious discrimination. What can we do?

One of the essential workers on my night shift is a follower of the Islamic faith, and has come to me to talk about Ramadan. As we’re working with reduced staffing levels, we cannot allow her to take annual leave over this period as she would usually do. What provisions should we put in place to allow her to consume food and drink and take part in prayers through the night?

A change to the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 (PPER 1992) comes into force on 6 April, extending existing duties to limb (b) workers.

What is a limb (b) worker?

What is the early years Covid-19 recovery experts and mentors programme?

What is the latest guidance on reporting significant events in early years settings?