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April 2018
Hello there!
Welcome to the April Mentor monthly round-up: Our summary of the most important and relevant new stories we’ve shared in the last few weeks. If you find them helpful, please follow us on LinkedIn or Twitter, so that these, and other useful stories will go straight to your news feed. We want to make sure we’re sharing the things that you want to know about. So, if there’s something you want to hear from Mentor’s range of experts about, please email us at info@mentor.uk.com
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Best regards
The Mentor Team
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Employment tribunal claims soaring
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Last year, fees for employment tribunal applications in the UK were scrapped after being deemed unlawful and unfairly discriminatory against women. The ceasing of the old scheme has now paved the way for a significant and quick increase in the number of claims being filed. |
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Auto enrolment: new tax year, new rates
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From 6 April 2018, UK employers and workers will be required to increase contributions to their workplace pension schemes. |
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How to re-engage workers who have 'checked-out'
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We're only in the second quarter of 2018, and disengaged employees may still be looking around to see if the grass is greener elsewhere, which can generate numerous problems for employers. |
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"Landmark day" for ISO 45001
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On 12 March 2018, a new global standard for safer workplaces was published: ISO 45001. Designed to replace the BS OHSAS 18001 for minimum health and safety requirements, its introduction has been hailed as a “landmark day” by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH). |
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Acrylamide food safety measures rolled out
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Under new EU legislation in force since 11 April, food businesses in the UK will now need to take practical steps to manage acrylamide production within their food safety management systems. |
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A plastic revolution
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When Professor Rolf Halden published his groundbreaking paper on plastics and the risk to human health as part of the US's Annual Review of Public Health almost a decade ago (2010), it was met with widespread concern from academics all over the world. |
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