by Sam Swinstead | Apr 14, 2014 | General News
The National Minimum Wage is 15 years old this week and it seems that many employers are still not complying with this most basic employment right as HMRC announce that 26,000 employees received back pay totalling £4million last year. Personnel Today have published a...
by Sam Swinstead | Apr 5, 2014 | General News
As ever at this time of year we report the increase in statutory payments that take effect on 6 April 1. Statutory Sick Pay (SPP) rises from £86.70 to £87.55 2. Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP), Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP), and Statutory Adoption Pay (SAP) rises from...
by Sam Swinstead | Apr 3, 2014 | General News
All employers are required to carry out checks to ensure that their employees are legally eligible to work in the UK -this requires you to see and take copies of documents such as a birth certificate or passport, and where applicable the correct and valid visa to live...
by Sam Swinstead | Mar 27, 2014 | General News
More tribunal news… From April 2014 the Employment Tribunals have been granted the power to impose financial penalties on employers who lose at tribunal if their behaviour when committing the breach of their employees’ rights is deemed to have aggravating...
by Rachel Goodman | Mar 26, 2014 | General News
Good news for small businesses and charities – under the National Insurance Contributions Act an employment allowance is being introduced from 6 April 2014. This will entitle businesses to a £2,000 reduction in employer national insurance contributions each...
by Sam Swinstead | Mar 16, 2014 | General News
From April 2014 any employee wishing to make a tribunal claim will be required to first notify ACAS and enter into the early conciliation (EC) process with their employer. This will be an optional service in April and mandatory by the 6 May 2014. ACAS will assign a...
