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Chris Bowden, from the support group Employers Assistance, said questions about managing unvaccinated workers had been coming thick and fast, with bosses unsure what they legally could ask of employees and what their obligations were under health and safety laws. They know they can t force medication on people. But where do they stand, what should they say, should they have policy in place and what can they do to cover themselves?
He said many were concerned they might be liable under health and safety law if they got it wrong. It s really due diligence and protection from a health and safety point of view because that s where where you re going to come a cropper in - if you re exposing customers or clients or other work members.
Thursday, 29 April 2021, 1:36 pm
There is nothing in legislation specifically disallowing
people from working more than one job, including being
self-employed. Nor is there anything generally limiting the
maximum hours they can work. Some industries have
regulations around continous hours and forced breaks, for
example driving/transport, but generally if people want to
work 14 hours a day, they can.
It is however,
commonplace for employers to include clauses in Employment
Agreements limiting staff s abilities and freedoms in this
regard.
Generally speaking imposing these restrictions
has to be reasonable and justified from either a business
interests or Health & Safety point of view. An employer
Press Release – Employers Assistance Ltd There is nothing in legislation specifically disallowing people from working more than one job, including being self-employed. Nor is there anything generally limiting the maximum hours they can work. Some industries have regulations around continous …There is nothing in legislation specifically disallowing people from working more than one job, including being self-employed. Nor is there anything generally limiting the maximum hours they can work. Some industries have regulations around continous hours and forced breaks, for example driving/transport, but generally if people want to work 14 hours a day, they can.
It is however, commonplace for employers to include clauses in Employment Agreements limiting staff’s abilities and freedoms in this regard.
Press Release – Employers Assistance Ltd There is nothing in legislation specifically disallowing people from working more than one job, including being self-employed. Nor is there anything generally limiting the maximum hours they can work. Some industries have regulations around continous …There is nothing in legislation specifically disallowing people from working more than one job, including being self-employed. Nor is there anything generally limiting the maximum hours they can work. Some industries have regulations around continous hours and forced breaks, for example driving/transport, but generally if people want to work 14 hours a day, they can.
It is however, commonplace for employers to include clauses in Employment Agreements limiting staff’s abilities and freedoms in this regard.