Research/Insight

Employees' short-term sickness can cause a real headache for employers too.

The report by the charity which promotes family-friendly policies was based on responses from 2,500 small and large employers and will no doubt be of interest to all firms concerned with absentee leve

Answer: From Barry Bolton, chairman, ACM Waste Management It is vital for all businesses to look at ways of improving their environmental performance because if they don't, the costs in the long term,

Answer: From David Bashford, director of consulting services, Food Alert The law relating to fire safety in England and Wales changed on 1 October 2006 with the introduction of The Regulatory Reform (

Answer: From Linda Martin, director of programmes, HCIMA The hospitality, tourism and leisure industry is totally dependent for its success on its customers - they are at the heart of everything we do

Answer: From John Hayes, partner, Davenport Lyons The Working Families Act 2006 came into effect on 1 April 2007.

Answer: From David Bashford, director of consulting services, Food Alert Having handled many cases of alleged food poisoning (or AFPs) during my career, the two most common statements I hear from rest

Answer: From David Bashford, director of consulting services, Food Alert Food Safety legislation in Europe changed from January 2006 and applies to all food businesses.

One of the issues that employers may have to deal is when an employee refuses to work on Christmas Day on religious grounds.