September 19, 2018 / by admin / Uncategorized
Mind, the UK leading mental health charity conducted a survey of over 44,000 employees and found that poor mental health is endemic in the workplace with 48% of the 44,000 workers surveyed revealed that they had suffered with poor mental […]
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Mental Health a major worry for workers
September 19, 2018 / by admin / Uncategorized
Mind, the UK leading mental health charity conducted a survey of over 44,000 employees and found that poor mental health is endemic in the workplace with 48% of the 44,000 workers surveyed revealed that they had suffered with poor mental […]
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GDPR: What is it? and What do I need to do?
March 16, 2018 / by admin / Uncategorized
The General Data Protection Regulations are due to come in to law on May 25th 2018 but what are they and what do they mean for my business? As a leading provide of HR and Employment Law services to small businesses […]
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Government’s Good Work plan promises additional pay to millions of workers
February 16, 2018 / by admin / Uncategorized
In 2017, Matthew Taylor, former aide to Tony Blair and currently Chief Executive at the Royal Society of Arts completed a review into “Employment Practices in the Modern Economy” that found that modern employment practices needed to change to keep […]
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Leading bookmaker loses employment tribunal
February 8, 2018 / by admin / Uncategorized
William Hill, the leading bookmakers, has lost an Employment Tribunal against one of its previous betting shop managers, who refused to accept a new position in the company that had a salary 20% lower than she was currently earning. During […]
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2018 Employment Law Changes
January 22, 2018 / by admin / Uncategorized
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into effect on 25th May 2018 with the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) having published draft guidance at the back end of 2017. From 6th April 2018, childcare voucher schemes will be closed […]
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Increase to National Living and National Minimum Wage
November 28, 2017 / by admin / Uncategorized
The Government have confirmed in their Autumn budget that there will be an increase to both the National Living Wage (NLW) and the National Minimum Wage (NMW) during Spring 2018. From April 1st, the NLW will increase by 33p and […]
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Disabled surgeon win over £80000 after wrongful sacking
November 27, 2017 / by admin / Uncategorized
A surgeon at Basildon Hospital in Essex has been awarded almost £84000 after he was unfairly dismissed on the grounds of gross misconduct. Former NHS surgeon Arjuna Weerasinghe was fired after making complaints that the hospital was badly lacking in […]
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Employees that rejected ‘forced move’ to monthly pay have won key Employment Tribunal
November 27, 2017 / by admin / Uncategorized
Philip Gower and Julie Donnelly have won a ‘landmark’ victory at an Employment Tribunal against their employers, Post Office, who tried to move over 1200 employees from weekly pay to a monthly scheme. The tribunal found that Post Office was […]
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Employment Tribunal rules Deliveroo ‘riders’ are self-employed
November 16, 2017 / by admin / Uncategorized
Deliveroo, the popular food delivery business, have won an Employment Tribunal case that clarifies that their delivery riders, are in fact, self-employed. The decision was a surprise to many legal experts given the recent rulings against gig economy firms. Legal […]
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Tribunal finds company failed to make reasonable adjustments for employees disability, even though they didn’t know
November 2, 2017 / by admin / Uncategorized
Keith Crossland, a diabetic seasonal security guard for a Cardiff based security firm called Chamberlains Security, who left his job after suffering a hypoglycaemic attack has won his Employment Tribunal. A Bristol Employment Tribunal heard that Mr Crossland had worked […]
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