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Like the rules governing them, tachograph issues are rarely straight-forward and understanding the rules and how to implement them practically with your staff is crucial. With the myriad of offences that can occur and this area being ever-more scrutinised, it is more important than ever for operators to understand where each offence sits on the scale and the appropriate disciplinary action to take with their drivers and other staff. Jo Dawson-Gerrard discusses this and some of the...

This April saw the introduction of changes to the flexible working regime. Jo Dawson-Gerrard and Heather Lunney give you a brief over-view of 5 of the key changes that you need to be aware of for your business and how operators can prepare for them.The content of this podcast is correct at the time of broadcasting and isn’t meant to be specific legal advice. If you need advice, we recommend that you take proper legal advice for your individual situation.Please leave us a review an...

April is traditionally a month where a number of HR legal changes are introduced and April 2024 is no exception. Jo Dawson-Gerrard and Heather Lunney give you a brief over-view of 6 of the key changes that you need to be aware of for your business:National Living Wage increase.Holiday pay and entitlement changes.Flexible working changes.Carer's leave.Enhances maternity rights.Paternity rights.In this podcast we only briefly refer to the changes to holiday pay and entitlement. This...

Sick of the ever-changing regime for holiday pay? The government has introduced reforms to simplify holiday entitlement and holiday pay calculations by making changes to the Working Time Regulations which were introduced on 1 January 2024. Jo Dawson-Gerrard and Heather Lunney discuss what these reforms are and provide examples for HR professionals and operators alike. The guidance referred to can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/simplifying-holiday-entitlement-and-hol...

More and more fleet operators are installing video cameras in their vehicles and camera technology of some form is now fairly standard for many of the operators we act for. Going beyond the basics, however, many fleet managers and owners are also looking to install in-cab/driver-facing cameras. We covered this on our webinar recently and we have had loads of feedback so, Jo Dawson-Gerrard, Jonathon Backhouse and James Lomax discuss the key issues and ways for operators to mi...

The Senior Traffic Commissioner Richard Turfitt recently provided useful clarification about operators using agency and self-employed drivers during one of his hearings. Jo Dawson-Gerrard, Mark Davies and Laura Smith discuss what was said, the key issues and ways for operators to mitigate their risk. You can read more here: https://backhousejones.co.uk/scrutinize-agency-driver-arrangements/Look out for our training session on this here: https://backacademy.com/training/...