NEWS: Urgent information for employers regarding The Queen’s funeral and bank holiday
Do employers have to give employees the option of a day off work for the Queen’s Funeral now it has been deemed a bank holiday? Find out here
BLOG: Why in-house secondments are increasing in popularity – HR
Many employers are finding the current recruitment market challenging and are looking at secondments as an alternative way to fill job vacancies, even if that means temporarily.
HR Update – National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage, Rate Increases
National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage – Rate Increases What is changing? From 1st April 2020, the rates for National Living Wage (for workers aged 25 and over) and the National Minimum Wage (for workers aged under 25) will increase. What do I need to know? The 6.2% increase in the National Living Wage […]
HR Update on Brexit’s Impact on Employment
What is changing? Current political uncertainty is making it very difficult for employers to predict scenarios and challenges they may face when (or dare we say ‘if’) the UK leaves the EU. However, there are some measures that can be taken now with regard to safeguarding you as employers and supporting your employees to continue […]
HR Update on Right to Work Checks
What has changed? The government now provides an online service to check the status of new employees’ right to work in the UK to help employers meet legal requirements. What do I need to do? Where a new employee does not have a passport from the UK, the European Economic Area or Switzerland, or other […]
HR Update on Auto Enrolment Workplace Pension Contributions from April 2019
What is changing? From 6 April 2019 the following will come into force: Auto Enrolment Workplace Pension contributions will increase as follows: Employee minimum contributions will be 5% of salary (from 3%) Employer minimum contributions will be 3% of salary (from 2%) What do I need to do? Ensure the increased minimum contributions are made […]
HR Update on the Minimum Wage
What is changing? In April 2019 the following will come into force: National Living Wage (applicable to workers aged 25 years and over) and the National Minimum Wage (applicable to workers under the age of 25 years) will increase from: £7.83 to £8.21 per hour for those aged 25 years and over £7.38 to £7.70 […]
The Ageing Workforce (Management and Legal Considerations)
What is happening? Many employees now continue to work into old age and some well beyond the previous retirement age of 65. So, what do I need to know? Equality legislation protects employees from discrimination and/or being treated differently because of their age. A third of the workforce in the UK are over 50 and […]
Human Resources Update on The Minimum Wage
Human Resources Update on The Minimum Wage. From 1 April 2018, the National Living Wage will increase to £7.83 per hour for those aged over 25 and the National Minimum Wage will increase to £7.38 per hour for those aged 21-24 years; to £5.90 per hour for those aged 18-20 years; to £4.20 per hour for those 16-17 years; and to £3.70 per hour for apprentices who are under 19. Statutory sick pay (SSP) will increase to £92.05 per week.