Further to my previous blog post about the introduction of the national living wage (NLW), I was interested to read that not all of us think the effective increase to the national minimum wage will have a positive impact on the UK or its employees. You will by now probably be aware that larger businesses…
If you have had the opportunity to read my previous blog post ‘Key Employment Law Changes’, you will be aware that from 1st April 2016, all employers are under a duty to comply with new obligations under the ‘National Living Wage’ regulations. It is important that small business owners in particular are aware of the…
As you may or may not be aware, each year in April the Government introduces new legislation in respect of employment rights and responsibilities. Below is a summary of the key changes being implemented this month. National Living Wage From 1st April 2016, workers aged 25 and over are entitled to the ‘national living wage’…
One of the most important and often useful clauses within a contract of employment for employers in any trade is the ‘lay off/short-time working clause’. For those that are not aware, such a clause would usually entitle an employer who suffers a downturn in the work available, to either reduce the hours of the affected…
The abolition of the default state retirement age of 65 has been the source of a headache for the majority of employers for at least the last six months. Companies in financial difficulty have been frantically checking their employees’ personnel files for dates of birth in an attempt to terminate the contracts of those that…
Business Secretary Vince Cable yesterday requested that a detailed plan be prepared to move forward with privatisation as Royal Mail are predicted to announce a fall in profits following last years postal strikes. The Communication Workers Union will argue that as a provider of a public service, Royal Mail should remain in state ownership…
Flexible working is still often seen solely as a benefit for part-time working mothers with young children. However, a new guide for managers, published by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, shows how employers in many different sectors are gaining better business results from making alternative work patterns widely available to employees. A medium-sized engineering…
Ex-employees with over 150 years service between them have stated that the Club, who are said to be in increasing financial difficulty, have given them no valid reason for their dismissals along with inadequate ‘pay off’ packages. It is thought that some of the ex-employees are preparing unfair dismissal claims against Liverpool FC which could…