NICE Publishes Advice for Employers – Unlike Most Fit Notes NICE, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, has published guidelines for employers, making recommendations on improving the health and wellbeing of employees. The health watchdog says that the healthier workplaces it recommends will benefit the business, as well as its staff. This guidance […]
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Post created on: June 24th, 2015
Employment Tribunal Fees to be Reviewed In a written answer in to Caroline Lucas MP, Justice Minister Shailesh Vara MP has confirmed that “the Government is currently considering the options for a review of Employment Tribunal fees, and a further announcement will be made in due course”. The Daily Mail is suggesting that […]
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Post created on: June 4th, 2015
No Return to Beecroft’s No Fault Dismissals Speaking on the Andrew Marr show today, Sajid Javid said he won’t be Sajid Javid looking at “no fault dismissals” for small business . The Beecroft proposals – a report commissioned by the Prime Minister, written by Adrian Beecroft early during the previous coalition government’s term – included a […]
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Post created on: May 24th, 2015
Will Tribunal Fees Survive any Coalition? Attributing blame to his Conservative coalition partners, the Liberal Democrat Business Secretary has suggested that it was a mistake to introduce fees to commence an employment tribunal claim. In an interview with the Independent, Vince Cable has suggested that the fees his department introduced have deterred employees from bringing […]
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Post created on: April 30th, 2015
Minimum Wage Increase Confirmed – Disappointing the Low Pay Commission Increases to the National Minimum Wage, due from the commencement of the first pay reference period after 1st October 2015 , have been confirmed today. As expected, the government accepted most of the recommended rates, but for the Apprentice Rate the government announced an […]
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Post created on: March 17th, 2015