• What is an agency worker? • Understanding the employment status of an agency worker • What are the advantages and disadvantages of working as an agency worker? • What are the advantages and disadvantages for an organisation using agency workers? • Becoming an agency worker • Rights when working as an agency worker • Ways to resolve matters that may arise as an agency worker
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Acas guidance on religion or belief discrimination in the workplace 22 May 2018
Workplace experts Acas have published new guidance on religion and belief to help ensure businesses are following the law when it comes to managing staff that have a particular religion, belief or those that don't hold any beliefs.
The guidance ‘Religion or belief discrimination: key points for the workplace’ offers employers essential advice on how to comply with the Equalities Act, which protects employees against discrimination based on religion and belief.
The guidance highlights recruitment as a key area where employers should take care to ensure they avoid discrimination, especially related to:
• job adverts. They should be publicised widely and it is almost always better if employers don't mention religion in the posting • training and development opportunities that help employees gain promotions should be organised so employees don't miss out due to religious observance • opportunities for promotions. It would be discriminatory for an employer to discourage an employee from taking a promotion because of their religion.
The Acas guidance also offers help to ensure that employers:
• take a flexible approach to dress codes where possible • consider requests to use annual leave for religious reasons carefully and sympathetically • understand that fasting can impact on performance so employers should try to be understanding in line with business needs.
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HMRC and Acas – joint webinar on managing sick leave and pay 29 May 2018
Do you have any questions about statutory sick pay or managing sick leave? HMRC is running a couple of free webinars hosted jointly with ACAS (Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service) on 1 and 12 June.
HMRC and ACAS – Managing Sick Leave and Pay The webinars will include a brief summary of Statutory Sick Pay entitlement and how to manage sick leave and the impact it has on employment relations in the workplace. You can ask questions at any time using the on-screen textbox.
Friday 1 June – 9am to 10am - Register now Tuesday 12 June – 3pm to 4pm - Register now
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