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Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
This year has been another challenging year for so many and we have been grateful to have been able to continue to work with you all and to support our clients through some difficult times.
Changing terms and conditions and other ways to make savings….
In June this year Acas published evidence on the use of fire and rehire practices at work. The report was commissioned by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. Views were sought from a range of professional bodies, including trade unions and employer organisations regarding the approach to changing terms and conditions often used as a means of saving costs.
Offering your employees PHI? Do make sure your paperwork is in order…
The recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case of AMDOCS Systems Group v Langton is a reminder to employers of the need to be careful when drafting offer letters and contracts of employment for new starters. The case involved the offer of PHI, a commonly offered employment benefit, which usually pays out a percentage of the employee’s salary whilst that employee remains on long-term sick after a waiting time, often around 6 months.
Virtual right to work checks due to end in 2022…
The government has announced that the temporary arrangements for carrying out right to work checks have been extended again and will now end on 5 April 2022.
Virtual right to work checks due to end…
Please note that since originally publishing this blog the government have postponed the end date from 20...
April’s Employment Law Changes
As you turn the page on your calendar into April, here’s a summary of what you need to know.
Of those new limits referred to below, probably one of the most notable ones in the current economic climate will be the weekly pay figure used for statutory redundancy calculations which increases from 6 April.
COVID 19 UPDATE: Supporting your staff to get the vaccine
As the government’s coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine programme continues to roll out at a successful pace many more of us will be invited to get vaccinated and it will be important for employers to support staff in getting the vaccine once it’s offered to them.
6 Steps to get your business ready for the new IR35 rules
IR35 was introduced by HMRC to allow it to collect additional payments of income tax and National Insurance....
A warning to employers to carry out regular equality training…
Under the Equality Act 2010 it is possible for employers to defend a claim resulting from the unlawful discriminatory actions of an employee if it can show that it took all reasonable steps to prevent those actions…