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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:
Employment 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 ...
Read MoreWe're delighted that Bevan has now successfully completed the first stage of his professional qualifications, having last night passed his CIPD Certificate in HR Practice.
Read MoreWhere agreed reference wording exists, it's imperative that employers respond to requests in accordance with their agreement, whether in writing or on the telephone; there are no 'off the record' conversations ...
Read MoreDuring the Christmas period companies face a minefield of potential HR challenges and we feel the best way to deal with these is to be prepared. Typically the challenges come from four main areas; download our Christmas in the Workplace Guide for more information.
Read MoreA claimant's losses will calculated according to the sums that they could reasonably have expected to received, had they remained in employment. This can include bonus payments (even if they are discretionary) and commission.
The extent to which commission and bonus payments may be taken in to account in calculating a 'week's pay' (i.e. when applying the statutory cap) is often difficult to determine under the Employment Rights Act 1996, but there are three key questions ...
Read MoreThe UK Government has released the attached briefing paper on the possible effects of Brexit on UK employment law. Whilst this doesn't state what will change, the table on page eight lists the current EU employment laws that are enforced on UK legislation that would no longer be in the event that we were no longer EU members.
Read MoreDownload our latest Employment Law Update which explains the changes to employment law that took effect on 1st October 2016 and gives advance warning of some more changes due in 2017. Please get in touch if you have any questions ...
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