Future developments
Zero hours contracts: From 26 May 2015, under s.27A of the Employment Rights Act 1996, clauses in zero hours contracts that prohibit workers from working or performing services under another…
Statutory Redundancy Pay
The maximum number of years of employment that can be taken into account is 20. The maximum week’s pay that can be taken into account is £475 (from 6 April…
National Living Wage
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.…
Flexible working: Why employers should approve more request:
A fifth of mothers forced to quit their job after request is rejected, research finds: Click here for more information
Firms employing illegal immigrants could be closed temporarily.
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…
Dave Ulrich: Don’t blow up HR, appreciate and evolve it:
https://www.hmagazine.co.uk