Employment
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The Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices was published yesterday. It covers employment practices in the UK and focused on the “gig economy” and employment status amongst other more general...
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Proposed Employment Tribunal Claimants who are required to contact ACAS for Early Conciliation (EC) should take note that they must get the identity of the proposed Respondent employer right at...
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Theresa May has finally addressed the question of the impact of Brexit on the status of EEA Nationals currently resident in the UK. With the full proposals to be published...
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Accurate calculations of the National Minimum Wage continue to cause headaches for employers, with an employment tribunal acknowledging the complexity, saying there is no single key to unlock every case....
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The government introduced the new immigration skills charge on the 6 April 2017 to incentivise the recruitment and training of British workers. The Immigration Skills Charge will be levied on...
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East Anglian HR Managers and staff are seemingly more concerned about the issue of employee engagement than about other potentially topical staff matters according to a straw poll taken at...
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Understanding of mental health issues is high on the agenda, thanks to the involvement of the younger members of the Royal family in the Heads Together awareness campaign which has...
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Zero hours premium Businesses employing workers on zero-hours contracts could be forced to pay a premium rate for short-notice work. Matthew Taylor, a Chief Executive of RSA, was appointed by...
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Politics in the workplace With Theresa May announcing a snap election on the 8 June 2017, employers may be concerned about political debate finding its way into the workplace. However,...
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Taxi company ‘Uber’ have been granted permission to appeal against the decision that their drivers are workers and not self employed. The company had argued its drivers were not workers,...
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If you are an employer with 250 employees or more you are likely to be aware that regulations came into force on 6 April 2017 requiring large employers in the...
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Employers who sponsor Tier 2 non-EEA migrants are in for some hefty financial and administrative changes taking effect from this month. The big change to be introduced from 6 April...
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