On 1 September 2015 the Business Secretary, Sajid Javid, announced a package of measures to ensure that workers receive the pay they are entitled to. The measures include: • doubling… read more →
The Citizen’s Advice Bureau (CAB) has published a report which provides an estimate of how many people are in bogus self-employment across the economy; and which shows the human impact,… read more →
Acas launched new free guidance on Wednesday 12 August, UN International Youth Day, to make businesses aware of the special rules and protections that apply when employing young workers (i.e.… read more →
Acas has published new equality guidance and resources on its website. This includes guidance on the nine protected characteristics set out in the Equality Act 2010, and three new equality… read more →
We previously reported on the roll out of the Government’s Fit for Work service. Fit For Work is a new support service, the aim of which is to help people… read more →
As announced in the Summer budget, the Government is going to bring in a “National Living Wage” from April 2016. This will be paid to workers aged 25 and above,… read more →
Acas has published a new online step by step guide for small employers to help them navigate the law on pay and wages. The new guide “Help for small firms:… read more →
Acas has published new guidance in the “Advice and Guidance” section of its website on time off for antenatal appointments. The key points are: • Pregnant employees are entitled to… read more →
Parental leave (not to be confused with Shared Parental Leave, which came into force in April this year) is up to 18 weeks unpaid leave which can be taken up… read more →
The Government has announced that it will review the introduction of Employment Tribunal fees. Interestingly, Unison has been pushing to have Tribunal fees abolished and its judicial appeal against Tribunal… read more →