Questions and Answers

My business partner and I have recently opened a new venture — a late night opening bar in a busy city centre. Our clients generally come in “after the party”, as we’re open until 4am. In our staff meeting this week, the team leader raised the fact the clocks are going back on Sunday morning. They’re asking if they will get paid more, I don’t know where to start!

Can a relative use their Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) to override the wishes of our elderly care home resident, who doesn’t want a Covid-19 booster jab?

We understand that in the EU-UK Trade Cooperation Agreement (TCA), there is a clause that permits us to send goods to the EU for repair without them having to be approved for a special customs procedure such as Outward Processing relief (OP). Our freight forwarder is saying this isn’t the case and we need to be approved to export goods for repair to the EU. Is this correct?

It has been suggested we should be training employees to complete COSHH risk assessments. Is this the case and can we complete this training in-house?

I’m hearing a lot about the “golden thread” in specification. What’s that all about?

Is it really a good idea to use anaerobic digestate and other biowastes as fertilisers? What safeguards are in place to protect human and animal health from the hazardous chemicals that are sometimes found in waste?

Domestic abuse is contributing to a growing number of cases in our practice. Has this been evident nationally during the pandemic, and what is the current advice for our team to follow to deal effectively with these?

I am aware that under fire safety legislation we must provide employees with comprehensible and relevant information on fire risks and associated risk control measures. What’s the best means of meeting this requirement?

Natasha’s Law comes into effect this month. We have held many meetings with our catering contractor and are confident we will be compliant regarding food on sale in school. Is there more we should be doing?

Following the completion of a fire-risk assessment by an external contractor, it has been recommended that we redesign our fire escape signage system. What should we be doing in relation to this recommendation?