Employment and HR

• Whistleblowing – Government Consults on Annual Reporting by Prescribed Persons

  • Posted6 August 2014

  The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill, which is currently before Parliament, contains provisions enabling the Secretary of State to require prescribed persons to report annually on any action taken...

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• Government Abolishes the Sick Pay Reclaim Scheme

  • Posted16 July 2014

  The Government’s decision to abolish, with effect from 6 April 2014, the statutory sick pay (SSP) percentage threshold scheme, whereby employers could, in certain circumstances, reclaim SSP paid to employees...

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• Age Discrimination and Redundancy

  • Posted10 July 2014

  A 61-year-old local authority employee, who received a lower redundancy payment than younger workers with the same length of service because she was over the state pension age that applied...

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• Low Pay Commission Seeks Views on National Minimum Wage Rates

  • Posted9 July 2014

  The Low Pay Commission (LPC) is seeking views from interested parties in order to report on its remit from the Government with regard to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates...

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• Employees’ Right to Request Flexible Working Arrangements

  • Posted30 June 2014

  From 30 June 2014, all employees have the right to ask their employer for a change to their contractual terms and conditions of employment so that they can work flexibly,...

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• Disability Discrimination – Reasonable Adjustments

  • Posted27 June 2014

  Under Section 4A of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA), employers had a duty to make reasonable adjustments if a provision, criterion or practice (PCP) placed a disabled worker at...

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