by JMA | 2nd April, 2019 | Uncategorized
It’s that time of year again when new rates apply for the purposes of calculating compensation and statutory redundancy payments. The main changes in rates are: The maximum amount of a ‘week’s pay’ used to calculate statutory redundancy pay and other payments...
by JMA | 12th February, 2019 | Uncategorized
Acas has published new guidance on Age Discrimination which includes a helpful summary of the current law and some practical guidance in three useful factsheets: Age discrimination key points for the workplace Age discrimination ten obligations for employers Age...
by JMA | 1st February, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Code of Practice on Preventing Illegal Working has been updated by the Home Office. The new code follows on from the Immigration Order 2018. By conducting an online right to work check employers may establish a statutory excuse against liability for an illegal...
by JMA | 30th January, 2019 | Uncategorized
The government has published a consultation paper following a suggestion in the Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices. Currently, under regulation 10 of the Maternity and Parental Leave etc Regulations 1999 if a woman on maternity leave is selected for redundancy,...
by JMA | 3rd December, 2018 | Uncategorized
The following weekly rates are to increase from April 2019: Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP): from £145.18 to £148.68 Statutory Adoption Pay (SAP): from 145.18 to £148.68 Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP): from £145.18 to £148.68 Statutory Shared Parental Pay (SSPP): from...
by JMA | 3rd December, 2018 | Uncategorized
The EAT has determined that an employer is not able dismiss an employee who is in receipt of payments under a long-term disability plan, on grounds of incapacity, even if the contract of employment allows this. The EAT judge held that a term was to be implied into a...
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