The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups, including children. It replaces the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA).
The online tracking service lets employers and individuals check the progress of DBS check applications.
Employers can use the multiple online tracking service to view several DBS applications at once and order blank application forms.
Changes to the ID checking guidelines will be made due to the paper counterpart to the photocard driving licence no longer being valid from 8 June 2015. For the DBS ID checking process this means that just the driving licence photocard needs to be checked, unless an old style paper driving licence is produced (pre-1998).
Follow this link for full details of the driving licence changes and what this means for individuals and businesses
Time off and pay for parents having a child through surrogacy 10 June 2015
The TUC publish a series of free leaflets explaining your rights at work and their latest booklet covers time off and pay for parents having a child through surrogacy.
The series of leaflets also cover dealing with other common workplace problems. These can be downloaded through the TUC website or read them online at workSMART . Subjects include:
Coping with the Economic Downturn
Facing Redundancy
Leave and pay for mothers
Paid holiday and rest breaks at work Leave and Pay for Fathers and Partners
Privacy at work
Time off and pay for adoptive parents Time off and flexible working for carers
Time's up for long hours
Understanding grievances and disciplinaries Working in the UK - a guide to your rights
Young people at work
Your rights as a homeworker
Basic Rights @Work is a TUC resource, outlining basic workplace rights. From explaining how employment status determines your workplace rights , through to what those rights are , on to video introductions to enforcement agencies who can help to enforce basic workplace rights.
Invisible carers in the workplace need more support from employers 10 June 2015
To celebrate Carers Week 2015, enei (employers network for equality & inclusion) and My Family Care conducted joint research to identify what support carers would like from their employer and what support employers currently provide. New research from My Family Care and enei has found that UK businesses are not doing enough to support their caring workforce, however a third of the 100 managers surveyed have specific policies or communications targeting their carers at work.
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