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In the news yesterday - over 2000 apprentices will be recruited by London's Technology Industry with companies including IBM, Virgin Media, British Airways and Capgemini recruiting up to 200 apprentices each whilst Microsoft has apparently committed to recruiting 1200...

Employers who failed to pay the National Minimum Wage have been 'named and shamed' by the Government Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS).This will be an annual occurrence whereby businesses that have failed to pay the NMW will be issued with a Notice...

It seems that Beyoncé might have been wrong when she said 'who runs the world? Girls!' Only 4% of executive board positions in power & utility companies are held by women according to a report outlined in HR Today. Gender diversity is generally poor across...

Get ready for more employment law change! From 30 June 2014 any employee with 6 months continuous service can make a request for flexible working time to their employer. Currently only employees with children under the age of 17 (18 if the child is disabled) or carers...

World Cup Fever is gripping the planet and ACAS have produced guidance on how employers should handle the world cup with regard to employees wanting to watch matches. There have been similar guidance notes produced before other big sporting events in the past but to...

The Government have produced a useful guide to the changes that came into effect on 16 May regarding the checks employers should carry out when employing new staff to ensure that they are eligible to work in the UK. Whilst these regulations are concentrated on...

More holiday pay news...more expense for employers.. good news for employees! The European Court of Justice (ECJ) have ruled that holiday pay must be comparable to normal pay which therefore means it should include commission or any other elements of variable pay. The...

Do your staff do overtime? Recent tribunal rulings suggest that in the near future it will be required for holiday pay to be calculated based on actual hours worked not just on contracted or "basic" hours. This would then most likely be calculated on average hours...

Shared parental leave - great idea or just another administrative headache and potential for discrimination claims?Interesting article from Personnel Today about shared parental leave that comes into force April next year. vivoHR applaud the ideal of allowing families...