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"Tell employees now where they stand with the Olympics"

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Metal fabricator strengthens health and safety with help from Bibby Consulting & Support

Bibby Consulting & Support helps to win charity award

Bibby Consulting & Support backs workplace dispute reforms

Gannon sacking puzzles many businesses

The vast majority of Port Vale fans may be celebrating the departure of manager Jim Gannon but many businesses will be left wondering how it is possible to remove a member of staff so quickly, says a leading employment specialist. Michael Slade of Staffordshire-based Bibby Consulting & Support says that strict employment laws mean that getting rid of an underperforming or unpopular member of staff is often a long and protracted process. “Whilst the club has not officially disclosed whether Gannon was dismissed or left of his own accord, the situation there raises some fundamental legal

Gray sacking a warning to businesses

A firm of employment law specialists has warned that Andy Gray’s reported dismissal from Sky Sports clearly illustrates how ‘workplace banter’ can have serious implications for both employees and the company that employs them. According to Michael Slade of Staffordshire-based Bibby Consulting and Support, comments that some people may consider a joke or a ‘laugh’ may not be seen in the same way by the person on the receiving end. Very often they can be construed as workplace harassment. Furthermore the employee and the organisation employing them could be liable for considerable

The Importance of Treating Agency Workers the Same as Employees

The recent media attention in the prosecution of the waste and recycling company Veolia ES (UK) is a timely reminder of the cost of failing to properly plan and have safe systems of work in place for high risk activities. In the incident three years ago, an agency worker was killed while litter picking on the roadside when another road user collided with a company vehicle, shunting it into the man and killing him. Newcastle-under-Lyme-based, Bibby Consulting & Support, which advises local businesses on matters relating to health and safety law compliance, highlights the importance of giving

The Importance of Treating Agency Workers the Same as Employees

The recent media attention in the prosecution of the waste and recycling company Veolia ES (UK) is a timely reminder of the cost of failing to properly plan and have safe systems of work in place for high risk activities. In the incident three years ago, an agency worker was killed while litter picking on the roadside when another road user collided with a company vehicle, shunting it into the man and killing him. Bibby Consulting & Support, which advises over 3,000 businesses across the UK on matters relating to health and safety law compliance, highlights the importance of giving agency