Employers “sleepwalking into GDPR abyss”

60% of businesses have said that they are not prepared for their obligations under the new regime for data protection set out in the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR),…

Compensatory 20 minute rest break

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has recently considered whether compensatory rest has to be taken in one uninterrupted period or whether a series of short breaks can be aggregated to amount…

Acas publishes quarterly update

Acas has published statistics on its early conciliation (EC) service covering the period April to September 2017. According to the statistics, the number of notifications received by Acas between…

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…

Gender Pay Gap Reporting toolkit

The Government Equalities Office (GEO) has published a new toolkit for employers on how to calculate and publish their gender pay gap information. The toolkit makes further recommendations on…

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 – 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…

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Employers “sleepwalking into GDPR abyss”

Compensatory 20 minute rest break

Acas publishes quarterly update

Government still has £31m of tribunal fees to refund

Fit for Work scheme abolished

Workers to receive £1.7 NMW back pay

Gender Pay Gap Reporting toolkit

14 Things HR Need To Know About Christmas

Travel Disruption due to bad weather

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