Statutory sick pay increases
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…
New rate of statutory maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental pay
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…
Shared parental leave – time to prepare for changes
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…
Implementation date: March 2015
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…
Bid to overturn employment tribunal fees dismissed
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…
Backdated holiday pay claims to have two-year limit
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