Government still has £31m of tribunal fees to refund

The government has revealed that it still has £31 million to refund following the full roll-out of its scheme for refunding tribunal fees. Justice Minister Dominic Raab said the government…

Fit for Work scheme abolished

On 30 November 2017, a government press release announced that, following low referral rates, the assessment services provided by the Fit for Work service (FFW) would come to an end…

Workers to receive £1.7 NMW back pay

As part of the government’s routine “naming and shaming” of employers that have failed to pay their staff the national minimum wage, 16,000 workers are set to receive back pay…

14 Things HR Need To Know About Christmas

14 Things HR Need To Know About Christmas Decorations Employers are obliged to provide and maintain a safe place of work for employees. While employers’ health and safety obligations should…

Travel Disruption due to bad weather

Travel Disruption due to bad weather From time to time, travel disruption can affect an employee’s ability to get to work on time, or in some cases at all. For…

Acas guidance on sexual harassment at work

Acas has published new guidance for employers on how to identify and support people who face sexual harassment at work. Acas highlights a number of behaviours that could be interpreted…

Acas guidance – parents with ill or premature babies

Acas has published guidance for employers on how to support parents with premature or sick babies. The recommendations for employers include: Ensuring that staff are made aware of their statutory…

Acas publishes new pregnancy and maternity discrimination guidance

Acas has published guidance for employers on how to prevent pregnancy and maternity discrimination at work. Acas recommends several measures, including: Developing a policy that outlines the responsibilities and rights…

Parental Bereavement (Pay and Leave) Bill published

The Parental Bereavement (Pay and Leave) Bill 2017-19 was published on 13 October 2017. This is likely to become law. The proposed legislation would give employees who lose a child…

Employment tribunal fees: refund scheme

The Government has now rolled out the tribunal fees refund scheme in full. As anticipated, the scheme is open to both claimants and respondents who paid a fee, including those…

Information Commissioner demystifies GDPR consent

The Information Commissioner has published a blog demystifying the use of consent under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The Commissioner confirms that “…you’ve got to make sure…

Autumn 2017 Budget: key employment announcements

The Government will increase the national minimum wage from April 2018 to the following rates: Apprentices: £3.70 an hour; 16-17 year olds: £4.20 an hour; 18-20 year olds: £5.90 an…

Monitoring employees personal messages

The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights has decided that an employee’s human rights were breached when his employer monitored and viewed his personal messages to his…

Automatic enrolment and re-enrolment: upcoming deadlines for employers

Most employers have passed their automatic enrolment staging date and are automatically enrolling new workers into a pension scheme as a matter of routine. However, employers need to be aware…

Over 30% of fit notes issued due to poor mental health

A new NHS Digital report has said that nearly a third of all fit notes are issued to workers because of their poor mental health. According to the report (which…

Modern slavery checks failing to monitor workers in supply chains

A recent research report has suggested that employers are at risk of employing victims of modern slavery due to the complexity of the modern labour market. According to the report,…

1% of those entitled take shared parental leave

Research undertaken by commercial law firm EMW, has revealed that only 8,700 new parents made use of the shared parental leave system in the last year, accounting for less than…

Draft Brexit rules could cause an “unskilled workforce crisis”

UK industry would find it “near impossible” to recruit low-skilled EU workers post-Brexit, if rules governing access to the UK jobs market for non-EU migrant workers were extended to EU…

Dismissal not unfair where employer took account of previous incidents

Facts Ms Pillar was employed by NHS 24 as a Nurse Practitioner. Her work consisted of taking telephone calls from members of the public and triaging them by asking appropriate…

Acas publishes new mental health guidance

Acas has published guidance to assist employers in supporting staff with mental health issues. The guidance suggests how employees might spot signs of mental ill-health and provides employers with a…

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Government still has £31m of tribunal fees to refund

Fit for Work scheme abolished

Workers to receive £1.7 NMW back pay

14 Things HR Need To Know About Christmas

Travel Disruption due to bad weather

Acas guidance on sexual harassment at work

Acas guidance – parents with ill or premature babies

Acas publishes new pregnancy and maternity discrimination guidance

Parental Bereavement (Pay and Leave) Bill published

Employment tribunal fees: refund scheme

Information Commissioner demystifies GDPR consent

Autumn 2017 Budget: key employment announcements

Monitoring employees personal messages

Automatic enrolment and re-enrolment: upcoming deadlines for employers

Over 30% of fit notes issued due to poor mental health

Modern slavery checks failing to monitor workers in supply chains

1% of those entitled take shared parental leave

Draft Brexit rules could cause an “unskilled workforce crisis”

Dismissal not unfair where employer took account of previous incidents

Acas publishes new mental health guidance