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For more than 10 years we have provided companies of all sizes and in a variety of sectors with uncomplicated, innovative and affordable human resources advice and on-site support ensuring that your people are an asset to your company and not a liability.
With the National Minimum Wage (NMW) now almost fifteen years old, and with another increase pending on 1st April 2017 HMRC have issued a list of the most elaborate excuses they've been given by employers for not paying the appropriate rates:
Earlier today the UK Government issued a press-release entitled, 'Millions to benefit from enhanced rights as the Government responds to Taylor review of modern working practices'.The title of the press release would suggest far reaching changes to employment legislation yet the content suggests the opposite.
Read MoreAs part of his ongoing CIPD studies, Bevan has recently had to undertake a research project on how companies might better embrace disability in the workplace and given the apparent shortage of quality applicants on the job-market, now seems like an ideal time to do some myth-busting around employing disabled people.
Read MoreIn a joint announcement earlier this week, the UK Government and the EU have stated that EU citizens living in the UK will be allowed 'to live. work or study as they currently do under the same conditions as under EU law' when the UK leaves the EU.
Read MoreThe UK Government has just completed a review of automatic enrolment and have published their findings; five key recommendations are ...
Read MoreThe UK Government has announced that its Fit for Work will no longer be operating its free referral and assessment service from 15th December 2017.
Read MoreAs part of the Autumn Budget, Chancellor Philip Hammond confirmed the new minimum rates of pay which will apply from April 2018.
Read MoreEmployment law covers a wide range of subjects, from employment contracts to subjects as diverse as discrimination, working hours, statutory pay and dismissal. The following employment law facts are essential for any business, however small ...
Read MoreThe Starbucks Christmas cups have been launched so it must be that time of year again for HR to declare 'Bah Humbug' and remind everyone of the minefield of potential HR challenges that Christmas can bring.
Read MoreIt's become increasingly common for us to be asked by clients to help them to deal with both conduct and performance issues caused by colleagues engaged in personal relationships or worse where personal relationships between colleagues have ended acrimoniously.
Read MoreOn 13th October 2017 the UK Government published the Parental Bereavement (Pay and Leave) Bill, which is expected to become law in 2020, this will give grieving employees a day-one right to take up to two weeks leave in the event that they lose a child under the age of eighteen
Read MoreDoes a finding of gross misconduct means that summary dismissal (or even dismissal) automatically falls within the range of reasonable responses. The short answer to this question is 'no' according to Brito-Babapulle v Ealing Hospital NHS Trust.
Read MoreIn Agoreyo v London Borough of Lambeth the High Court stated that suspension of an employee, even in the face of potentially serious allegations, could amount to a breach of the employment contract.
Read MoreEarlier today, the Supreme Court has allowed the appeal by Unison, holding that the Employment Tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunals Fees Order 2013, which introduced the requirement for employees to to pay a fee to bring an employment tribunal claim and which led to a 70% reduction in claims is unlawful and will be quashed.
Read MoreSocial media has many of us hooked. In many ways that's a great thing as there are all sorts of personal and commercial benefits to be gained from being active online. But as an employer you won't be alone in feeling anxious when it comes to these mediums of communication, wanting to ensure that your employees' efforts are properly channelled.
Read MoreFirearms and Weapons attacks are rare in the UK.
The UK Government’s STAY SAFE principles tell you some simple actions to consider at an incident and the information that armed officers may need in the event of a weapons or firearm attack. Download more details here
Read MoreWe have put together a summary of the employment law content of the main political parties' manifestos ...
Read MoreThere have been a number of cases reported in the press recently dealing with a grey area of employment law, that of Employment Status; these cases include Pimlico Plumbers and Charlie Mullins vs. Gary Smith and Uber vs Aslam ...
Read MoreApril is one of the two months of the year (along with October) when typically we see changes to employment legislation. From 6th April 2017 ...
Read MoreThanks to Suzanne Lucas (www.evilhrlady.org) for her as ever insightful observations on the people that exist in most organisations that HR simply loves to hate.
Read MoreWith the National Minimum Wage (NMW) now almost fifteen years old, and with another increase pending on 1st April 2017 HMRC have issued a list of the most elaborate excuses they've been given by employers for not paying the appropriate rates ...
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