Blog

Our blog is a place for free advice and guidance on all things related to HR and business.

April 2010

Breaching Data Protection - Increased Penalties

Friday 30th April 2010

The ICO (information Commissioner’s Office) has introduced an increase in the financial penalties to be imposed on organisations for serious breaches of the Data Protection Act 1998 - organisations who breach the code may now be ordered to pay up to £500,000!

Author
Jennifer Grant
Category
Employment Law Updates

Volcanic Ash Disruption

Thursday 29th April 2010

Back in January we commented on the disruption from the severe winter weather which was causing businesses grief across the country

Author
Heather McCaig
Category
Employment Policies

Upcoming Employment Law Seminar

Thursday 29th April 2010

On the 1st June we will be attending Morton Fraser’s Annual Employment law seminar presented by their employment law team.

Author
Rebecca Scott
Category
Employment Law Updates

Immigration Laws & HR: Exposing the Boundaries

Monday 19th April 2010

I recently attended an immigration seminar to find out more about the ongoing impact of the new points based immigration system on small to medium businesses.

Author
Jennifer Grant
Category
Employment Law Updates

Gravitate HR Website Launch

Monday 19th April 2010

We are pleased to announce the launch of our new website. Over the coming months we will be regularly updating or blog with advice and opinions, business updates, law updates and the latest news on the team.

Author
Margery McBain
Category
Team Updates