A-Z guides
Radiation
There are two types of radiation – ionising and non-ionising.Specific regulations in the UK require employers to protect employees from the adverse effects of ionising radiation, either from irradiation or from radioactive contamination. Non...
Recruitment and selection
The initial step in any recruitment exercise should be to clarify the role and requirements within a job description, including the necessary skills, expertise and qualifications. The job description will become an important contractual document ...
Redundancy
Section 139 of the UK’s Employment Rights Act 1996 defines redundancy as the dismissal of an employee from employment wholly or mainly due to: • his employer ceasing or intending to cease carrying on business for the purposes for which...
Risk assessment
The UK’s Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 (MHSWR) introduced the need for employers to make a suitable and sufficient assessment of health and safety risks to employees and other persons affected by work activities. T...
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is the term given to looking after the health, safety and wellbeing of children and vulnerable adults. If an employee’s work involves contact with children or vulnerable adults, either occasionally or for long periods of time, t...
Security
Any security strategy will be driven by the business needs of an organisation and will therefore be an essential aspect of the business cycle, particularly insofar as budget and risk are concerned. It is important, therefore, to demonstrate that t...