by Sam Swinstead | Jun 7, 2013 | General News
Do you know if you need to pay an intern or a student on work experience? There is useful guidance on the Gov website to help you decide. https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-work-experience-and-internships The simple answer is that in most situations yes you...
by Sam Swinstead | Apr 15, 2013 | General News
The Apprentice Stella English lost her tribunal claim against Alan Sugar last week. The judge is noted as having commented that the case should never have been brought to a hearing. This seems like a resounding vote for common sense prevailing – a case without...
by Sam Swinstead | Apr 2, 2013 | General News
As usual – lots of financial changes on 6 April as all statutory payments rise 1. Statutory Sick Pay (SPP) rises from £85.85 to £86.70 2. Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP), Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP), and Statutory Adoption Pay (SAP) rises from £135.45 to £136.78...
by Sam Swinstead | Mar 25, 2013 | General News
A recent comment made by an Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) opens up a whole new can of worms about the covert recording of interactions in the workplace. It would appear that in some circumstances, if appropriately transcribed & the relevance of the recording is...
by Sam Swinstead | Mar 18, 2013 | General News
Don’t forget that from April onwards if you pay staff through PAYE you need to report payments and deductions to the HMRC in Real Time. Real Time Information (RTI) requires you to make an electronic report to the HMRC on or before the date of every payment you...
by Sam Swinstead | Mar 8, 2013 | General News
Today is International Women’s Day which aims to celebrate all things great about womankind, as well as tackling some of the issues still prevalent today. The Gender Agenda is the global theme – tackling inequality and discrimination, whilst the UN...
