Holiday Pay and Commission

Well it’s official – commission must be taken into account when calculating holiday pay, although we still now await more info on what this ruling by the tribunal means in practical terms – no guidance yet on HOW you actually need to calculate this....

Employment Laws and Policies

All change! It’s that time of year when employment laws get changed so be prepared for the following from the start of April. Regulation changes take effect from 5 April and financial changes take effect from 6 April – just to keep things a little...

5 April 2015 Policies Update

We have finally done it! Our parental & carer policies are updated ready for all the changes that come into effect on 5 April 2015. We’ve amended our maternity, paternity, adoption polices and we’ve drafted a shared parental leave policy. We’ve...

Maternity Benefits

It makes sense to offer an attractive maternity benefits package if you want to retain talent in your business – well that’s the message Vodafone are giving & we agree! Vodafone have announced a worldwide enhanced maternity benefits policy that will...

Job Roles

Did you know that 1.8 million people in the UK are now employed in job roles that didn’t even exist in 1990?! According to the Financial Times 6% of all UK workers are in these new roles. The rapid rise of technology and our embracing of the “digital...

Eggstra Bank Holiday

Eggstra-ordinary bumper bonus bank holiday year! If your company holiday year runs from April to March this concerns you. Easter in 2015 falls in April & then in 2016 it falls in March meaning that if your holiday year runs from April to March there will actually...