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Revised Acas Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures Approved
...Employment Appeal Tribunal ruled that an employer cannot restrict an employee's choice of companion. The new Code took effect on 11 March 2015 and can be viewed here. Acas has also updated its non-st...
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What was missing from the Chancellor’s autumn statement?
...Employment status review The Chancellor announced that he is going to take forward the majority of the recommendations made by the Office for Tax Simplification in its review of employment status. T...
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National Living Wage in force from 1 April 2016
National Living Wage in force from 1 April 2016 Draft regulations have been laid before Parliament which will require employers to pay the National Living Wage from 1 April 2016. The National Living...
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There are pensions and of course, PENSIONS
There are pensions and of course, PENSIONS What is the impact of the increase to employer contributions for Teachers’ Pension Scheme?The autumn will bring a significant challenge for heads and bu...
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Government consults on proposals to reduce ill health-related job loss
...employment tribunal claim to enforce the right. How are the government proposing to alter statutory sick pay? The Government wants to reform statutory sick pay so that it is more flexib...
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Employment tribunals not penalising employers for aggravated breaches of employment law
Employment tribunals not penalising employers for aggravated breaches of employment law Employers have paid just £17,704 in financial penalties for aggravated breaches of employment law, the Governme...
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Legislation to extend health and safety detriment protection to workers
...Employment tribunal claimsWhere employers do treat employees or workers detrimentally, they may dace an employment tribunal claim with no cap on compensation and a possible injury to feelings awards o...
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EU Settlement Scheme – less than a month left to apply!
EU Settlement Scheme – less than a month left to apply! The deadline for applications under the EU settlement scheme is approaching fast. There is less than a month left before the 30 June deadline.&n...
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HMRC confirms when new rules on taxing notice pay apply
...employment terminates on or after 6 April 2018. The confirmation comes in HMRC’s February Employer Bulletin (page 5). Detailed guidance will be provided in the Employment Income Manual “i...
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Covid-adjusted right to work checks extended again
...employment checking processes and carry out responsible on-boarding of their chosen provider. The Home announcement says that deferring the end date of the adjusted checks ensures that the Right ...
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Employment Law Reforms: Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill 2014
Employment Law Reforms: Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill 2014 Following the announcement in the Queen’s speech, the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill 2014 has been introduce...
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Protections for Zero Hours Workers in Force
Protections for Zero Hours Workers in Force The Government has introduced legislation giving zero hours workers a right of redress if their employer tries to prevent them working for anyone else. Bac...
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Addison Lee refused permission to appeal worker status ruling for couriers
...Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT). What was the Employment Appeal Tribunal’s decision? The EAT dismissed the appeal in May 2018. It ruled that the employment tribunal had been entitled to find that t...
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What are the changes to taxing termination payments from 6th April 2018?
...employment notice payWhere the employee does not work out their notice period, the employer will have to calculate the employee’s “post-employment notice pay” (PENP). This is the employee’s basic pay ...
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Why employers need to provide regular and effective equality and anti-harassment training
...employment tribunal claim complaining of race discrimination and racial harassment. The tribunal found that Mr Pearson had regularly made racial comments to Mr Gehlen throughout his employment. It als...
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“Change Britain’s Future”: the Liberal Democrats' 2017 Manifesto
...employment rights to make them “fit for the age of the gig economy”, building on the forthcoming Taylor Report (expected in the Summer). Tribunal fees The LibDems will abolish employment trib...
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Doctors and Nurses out of the Tier 2 Visa Cap
...employment with a UK employer. This is known as the annual ‘cap’ on ‘Restricted Certificates of Sponsorship’. The number of Restricted Certificates (commonly referred to as work permits) available to ...
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Clinically Extremely Vulnerable - Change in Guidance
Clinically Extremely Vulnerable - Change in Guidance With the Government publishing its cautious road map out of national restrictions and Covid cases falling, on 17 March 2021 the Government wrote to...
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Budget 2018: IR35 changes confirmed, delay to employer NICs change for termination payments and other news of interest to employers
...Employment is at a near record high and the Office for Budget Responsibility forecasts it is set to keep growing, with 800,000 more jobs forecast by 2022. The unemployment rate is at its lowest for ov...
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Is your business ready for the upcoming changes to the rules on Tier 2?
Is your business ready for the upcoming changes to the rules on Tier 2? As part of the Government’s pledge to reduce net migration to the UK from the hundreds of thousands to the tens of thousands, i...