Large-scale redundancies- An update 19.12.2012 By Susannah Peck Employment Relations Minister, Jo Swinson said, “We want to improve the quality of consultations by making sure that there are... Read the article
Citation warns employers are still liable for behaviour of staff at Christmas parties 14.12.2012 By Susannah Peck Andrea O’Hare, Head of Personnel and Employment Law at Citation, explains that employees attending a work related Christmas party... Read the article
Sickness absence levels fall 27.11.2012 By Susannah Peck Stress became the top reason for long-term sickness absence in 2011 replacing musculoskeletal problems and remains the top reason... Read the article
How to reduce the impact of the big freeze on your business 21.11.2012 By Susannah Peck Thankfully, there are a number of ways to safeguard a business and its employees from the big freeze and following... Read the article
First employer ‘named and shamed’ for National Minimum Wage Breach 12.11.2012 By Susannah Peck Leicester based hair and beauty salon owner, Mrs Rita Patel trading as Treena Professional Hair & Beauty, failed to... Read the article
‘Employee-owner’ proposals 29.10.2012 By Susannah Peck Companies of any size will be able to use this new kind of contract, but it is principally intended... Read the article
First employer ‘named and shamed’ for NMW breach 21.09.2012 By Susannah Peck HMRC’s investigation showed that over a period of only four-and-a-half months, Mrs Patel paid £342.00 to a worker in her... Read the article
Revised Vetting and Barring Scheme 04.09.2012 By Susannah Peck The main changes are that there will be no requirement to ‘register’ under the scheme; there will be a... Read the article
Tribunal changes update 31.08.2012 By Susannah Peck Under the new system, there will be two levels of claim. For ‘Level 1’ claims, such as failure to... Read the article
Court of Appeal ruling on annual leave & sickness absence 24.08.2012 By Susannah Peck The Court also ruled that a worker who becomes sick whilst on a scheduled holiday from work is entitled to... Read the article