Holiday pay back in the spotlight, collective redundancy consultation rules assessed, and statutory pay rates rise

Holiday pay back in the spotlight, collective redundancy consultation rules assessed, and statutory pay rates rise The Lock case returns to a UK tribunal and the European advocate general decides on the meaning of ‘establishment’ in…

Politicians shouldn’t focus on regulation to make our labour market work better, says CIPD

Politicians shouldn’t focus on regulation to make our labour market work better, says CIPD New report suggests that either more or less employment regulation is likely to have little impact on UK labour market outcomes With less than 100…

‘Fit for work’ website and helpline goes ‘live’

‘Fit for work’ website and helpline goes ‘live’, prohibition on forced subject access requests is delayed, and no appeal yet on holiday pay overtime case Fit for work      Assessment and advice service aimed at speeding…

Appeal tribunal – Overtime & Holiday Pay Rules

Appeal tribunal rules that non-guaranteed overtime should be included when calculating holiday pay Employers given favourable interpretation on how far back claims can stretch but may see this overturned by higher courts Compulsory overtime In…

Blurred lines – autonomy or control in social media?

Managing electronic communications: a new challenge for human resource managers, Bernadine Van Gramberg , Julian Teicher and Anne O’Rourke, International Journal of Human Resource Management, Vol 25 No 16, September 2014. Our increasing use…

Zero Hours Employment Contracts

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Embracing shared parental leave, calculating holiday pay and policing zero hours contracts

Embracing shared parental leave, calculating holiday pay and policing zero hours contracts More details published on the new scheme for working parents, judgments on holiday pay awaited from the courts, and the government asks for ideas on how…

Forthcoming legislation

New legislation Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 Provisions under the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (ERR Act 2013) are coming into force in stages. On 6 April 2014 Acas launched its early conciliation scheme, which applies…

New flexible working regulations – is your business prepared?

New flexible working regulations – is your business prepared? Big changes are afoot on the flexible working front, with new regulations coming into force on 30th June which will extend the right to request flexible working to all employees…

Human resources must up their act if UK is to succeed

When Wolfson, the Edinburgh-based maker of advanced silicon chips, announced yesterday that it had received a takeover bid ...   Anthony Hilton Published: 01 May 2014 When Wolfson, the Edinburgh-based maker of advanced silicon chips,…