Make sure you know the new rules on redundancy

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]In these days of accelerating redundancy rates, it is crucial to highlight to businesses the rises in redundancy pay that came into force at the beginning of February. On 1 February, a week’s redundancy pay increased from £330 to £350, and the maximum statutory redundancy payment rose to £10,500 from £9,900. This has now … Read more

When are job candidates really equal?

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Following the announcement of the new Equalities Bill by Equality Minister Harriet Harman, amongst other reforms businesses will be allowed to ‘positively discriminate’ in favour of female and ethnic minority job candidates if they are equal to their rivals in every other respect. However undoubtedly many employers may find it hard to decide when … Read more

Pension reform matters for every business

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]All employers are urged to take very seriously proposed changes to the Pensions Bill, which are set to make the forthcoming new pensions regime for the UK even stricter. Due for implementation in 2012, this will see a legal requirement for every company to offer their employees the opportunity to save in a workplace … Read more

Is there a misconception of flexible working rule?

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]It has been widely reported that the right to flexible working is to be extended to include a further 4.5 million parents of children aged up to 16, amid concerns that it could damage small businesses. However, the new right is to ‘request’ flexible working – a very different proposition. There appears to be … Read more

Planning is key to coping with new employment legislation

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]“A disaster for small businesses” was how the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) greeted an announcement that, under the forthcoming EU Agency Workers Directive, temporary (or ‘agency’) workers are to be extended similar employment rights to fulltime workers after 12 weeks. According to an FSB spokesperson, “Temporary workers are a useful way of responding … Read more

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