The Sarah Buxton blog

May 13, 20222 min read

Statutory rates and limits: what changed as of April 2022?

April 2022 saw the usual set of statutory rate changes affecting everything from Statutory Sick Pay to National Insurance contributions....

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Mar 29, 20222 min read

Let’s talk about menopause at work

Menopause: all women go through it, but it is not widely discussed - especially in the workplace. Many feel embarrassed and try to hide...

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Feb 23, 20222 min read

Love is in the air: how to handle affairs in the workplace

Valentine’s Day might already be behind us, but love could still be in the air at your practice. If any of your employees enter into a...

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Jan 26, 20222 min read

Newsflash: unvaccinated care worker is fairly dismissed

The words on all our minds right now are 'mandatory vaccine'. If you work in the healthcare sector, you will know that, from 1st April...

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Jan 19, 20222 min read

Burnout: the Mental Health Crisis Pervading the Workplace

Wellbeing is rapidly becoming more of a professional than a personal issue. Burnout – characterised by feelings of exhaustion, mental...

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Jan 5, 20222 min read

New Year, New Contracts

For many of us, the New Year is a blank slate, the chance to make positive lifestyle changes and set personal goals. It is also the...

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Jan 3, 20224 min read

Under Review: The Government’s ‘No Jab, No Job’ policy in healthcare - a guest post by Lindsay Dixon

a guest post by Lindsay Dixon A recent Government announcement confirmed that all frontline NHS staff will need to be fully vaccinated...

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Dec 2, 20212 min read

How can you protect your practice when Christmas parties go wrong?

Many of us spend November and December celebrating the Christmas festivities with colleagues – it’s an exciting time, but what happens...

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Nov 16, 20212 min read

How Will Mandatory Vaccines Perpetuate the Recruitment and Retention Crisis?

New regulations mean that COVID vaccinations are now a condition of deployment for staff in CQC registered care homes. As of 11th...

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Jul 29, 20212 min read

Newsflash: New rules for self-isolation

Those of you in the healthcare sector will have received notification that the rules on self-isolation have now changed. However, this is...

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Jun 29, 20212 min read

What are the key indicators of a self-employed relationship?

Whether there is a contract (or agreement) for services rather than a contract of employment. The contract should avoid any terms which...

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Jun 18, 20211 min read

What is vicarious liability?

What is vicarious liability? Vicarious liability is a legalistic term with a relatively simple meaning. It is generally known as the...

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Mar 12, 20212 min read

What is litigation and why do I need to know?

What is ‘litigation’? Litigation is another term for dispute resolution. When you are in a dispute with another party, a litigation...

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Mar 12, 20211 min read

What are the reasons you can use to reject a flexible working request?

There are 8 reasons for rejecting a flexible working request. These are:- The burden of additional costs; and/or An inability to...

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