The Government’s new national living wage comes into effect from 1 April 2016. From this date, all employers will have to pay workers aged 25 and over £7.20 per hour. The Low Pay Commission will be responsible for making recommendations on changes to the rate, as it is for the other national minimum wage rates. The rate is set to increase to £9 per hour… Read More »National Living Wage
A fifth of mothers forced to quit their job after request is rejected, research finds: Click here for more information
The government has threatened to close firms that employ illegal immigrants as part of its crack down on unscrupulous employers. These measures follow a warning from Brokenshire earlier this month that that rogues employers would be “hit from all angles”. Click for further information
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The standard rate of statutory sick pay increases from £87.55 per week to £88.45 per week. ONS figures reveal almost 700,000 people in the UK are on zero-hours contracts, and analysts predict the controversial contracts are “here to stay” HR www.hrmagazine.co.uk
The rate of statutory maternity pay, statutory paternity pay and statutory adoption pay increases from £138.18 per week to £139.58 per week. Whilst Statutory shared parental pay is also set at £139.58 per week.
If one of your employees is expecting a baby, or adopting a child, on or after the 5 April 2015, he or she could notify you that they would like to share parental leave with their partner. https://www.hrmagazine.co.uk/hro/features/1150680/shared-parental-leave-time-to-prepare-for-changes:
Section 56 Data Protection Act 1998 prohibits an employer from requiring an individual or third party to provide information that the individual or third party has obtained in response to a subject access request under s.7 of the Data Protection Act 1998. An employer requiring individuals to provide these records will commit a criminal offence punishable by a fine. . XpertHR
Unison has lost its High Court bid to overturn employment tribunal fees. It had applied for a judicial review at the High Court but this was dismissed on 17 December 2014. XpertHR
The Government has announced that holiday pay claims made since the recent landmark judgment on overtime will be able to stretch back only two years. XpertHR