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OCRS is used to calculate the risk of commercial vehicle operators not following the rules on roadworthiness and traffic - how the system works, what your score means and how it can change
If you’re a vehicle operator, your drivers might be stopped at the…
The Operator Compliance Risk Score (OCRS) system is based on data…
Because your Operator Compliance Risk Score (OCRS) is calculated over a…
If you think your score is incorrect you should: check that your vehicle…
How to dismiss staff fairly, working within dismissal rules and dealing with dismissals relating to whistleblowing
Dismissal is when you end an employee’s contract. When dismissing staff,…
You must have a valid reason for dismissing an employee. Valid reasons…
Even if you think you’ve dismissed someone fairly, they could still claim…
Employees can only claim unfair dismissal if they’ve worked for a…
You can dismiss an employee if: they’re incapable of doing their job to…
Sometimes an employee may have to stop working because of long-term ill…
During the dismissal procedure, make sure you act fairly and reasonably.…
Apply and pay for a HGV, PSV or interim operator licence (O licence) if you use vehicles to transport goods or passengers.
You usually need a vehicle operator licence to transport goods or carry…
When you apply, you’ll be asked: whether you’re a limited company, sole…
As part of your application, the Office of the Traffic Commissioner will…
You’ll be asked for your vehicles’ registration number and weight. If you…
If you’re applying for a goods vehicle operator licence for heavy goods…
Goods vehicles You do not need a goods vehicle operator licence if any of…
Apply for an operator licence online once you’ve read the guidance and…
The Office of the Traffic Commissioner will review your application. They…
Know which licence or certificate you must have to restrain, stun or kill animals which are not for human consumption, and how to carry out these operations.
Guidance on the collection, verification, and reporting of safety events in clinical trials of an investigational medicinal product.
Object to a company's application to be removed from the companies register - how to find out if a company's applied for insolvency, who can object, how to object, what happens next.
Security Minister Dan Jarvis's speech at 22 Bishopsgate on the government's action to tackle cybercrime.
Find out how much you have to pay and where you have to collect your vehicle from if it's been clamped or impounded
How to be aware of what is going on around you, now and in the near future.
How to apply for a union to be derecognised when an employer or a worker wants union to stop negotiating
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