by Solutions for HR | Feb 8, 2018 | Employment Law News
The qualification age for the adult national minimum wage (NMW) is now 21 The NMW for those aged 21 and over is currently £7.05. Workers aged 18 to 20 must be paid a minimum of £5.60 per hour, while pay for under-18s is £4.05 per hour. There is an apprenticeship wage...
by Solutions for HR | Feb 7, 2018 | Employment Law News
Holiday entitlement and pay The current statutory minimum entitlement is 28 days per year including statutory days. This is for an employee working 5 days or more each week. Contracts of employment should detail how holiday entitlement is accrued, how pay is...
by Solutions for HR | Feb 6, 2018 | Employment Law News
Employment relations concerns can arise in most workplaces Employers may be unhappy with an employee’s performance or behaviour whilst employees may feel discontented about the way they are being treated or the work they are being asked to do. Problems in the...
by Solutions for HR | Dec 9, 2017 | Employment Law News
Government proposes paid leave for bereaved parents Under the Parental Bereavement (Pay and Leave) Bill proposal, any employee who is a ‘bereaved parent’ will be entitled to at least two weeks’ statutory parental bereavement leave on the death of a child under the age...
by Solutions for HR | Dec 8, 2017 | Employment Law News
Managing employees experiencing mental ill health Mental Health in Focus This month we are highlighting mental health in the workplace with some tips on managing employees experiencing mental ill health. 1. The importance of a supportive line managerManagers play a...
by Solutions for HR | Dec 7, 2017 | Employment Law News
Awarded £75,000 by a tribunal A woman who was sacked after a disagreement over a desk move led to a lengthy period of absence with mental ill-health issues has been awarded £75,000 by a tribunal. Ms Bannister was employed by HMRC since April 1990 as an administrator....
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