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‘National Sickness Day’ on 4th February is a reminder to employers on how best to tackle employee absence. Absence in the workplace can be expensive for organisation; according to government research, illness costs the UK around £60 billion per annum. Not only does it impact financially but it can also have a negative effect on […]
April 2019 Employment Law changes Organisations will need to abide by the latest set of national minimum wage rates for all pay periods beginning on, or after, 1 April. These new rates are as follows: Age From 1 April 2018 From 1 April 2019 25+ £7.83 an hour £8.21 an hour 21-24 £7.38 an hour £7.70 an hour […]
Settled Status for EU workers As part of the government’s post-Brexit plans European workers currently living in the UK will be able to apply for settled status in 2019, allowing them to remain indefinitely following the end of the transition period in 2021. To attain settled status individuals must be able to prove they have […]
HR GDPR We have updated our contracts of employment and template Employee Handbook to reflect the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation. Please let us know if need to update your documents.
This month, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has handed down its judgement on a direct sex discrimination case involving shared parental pay. In other case law, the Supreme Court held there was an implied term in all contracts of employment as to the point that a notice period begins. Shared parental pay was not direct […]
Philip Hammond delivered the first November Budget for 21 years on the 22 November 2017. Although expected to be a duller affair than normal, there were a number of employment initiatives outlined that organisations need to be aware of. The Chancellor confirmed the minimum wage increases that will take effect from April 2018. National living […]
One of the workplace wellbeing success stories of recent years has been the rise to prominence of mindfulness. A form of meditation that has moved well beyond its Buddhist origins, mindfulness is widely practised all over the world. Much more than a celebrity lifestyle fad, it has been embraced by bastions of the UK establishment. Oxford […]
Statutory maternity pay (SMP): First six weeks – 90 per cent of employee’s average weekly earnings. From 3 April 2016: Remaining weeks – £139.58 or 90 per cent of employee’s weekly earnings if this is lower From 2 April 2017: Remaining weeks – £140.98 or 90 per cent of employee’s weekly earnings if this is lower Statutory […]
1 Apr 2017 – National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage The following NLW and NMW hourly rates apply from 1 April 2017: Workers aged over 25 years (NLW): £7.50. Workers aged 21 to 24 years: £7.05. Workers aged 18 to 20 years: £5.60. Workers aged 16 to 17 years: £4.05. Apprentices (under 19 years, […]
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