Employment and HR

• Government Announces New Minimum Wage Rates

  • Posted17 April 2013

  The Government has accepted the recommendations of the independent Low Pay Commission (LPC) for this year’s adult and youth National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates. However, the LPC’s recommendation that...

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• Acas Publishes Collective Redundancies Guide

  • Posted16 April 2013

  Following recent changes to the length of consultation required when making collective redundancies, the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Services (Acas) has published a guide for employers entitled ‘How to manage...

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• Employment Tribunal Fees – Update

  • Posted11 April 2013

  Currently, bringing a claim to the Employment Tribunal (ET) is free of charge. From July 2013, this is set to change, however, with the introduction of fees for single claims...

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• Employment Tribunals Have No Jurisdiction in Job Evaluation Disputes

  • Posted5 April 2013

  In dismissing claims for wrongful deductions from pay, brought by local authority employees, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) declined jurisdiction to carry out a comparative evaluation of their jobs on...

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• EHRC Launches Guidance on Preventing Discrimination

  • Posted4 April 2013

  The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has published two sets of guidance for businesses on how to prevent discrimination and avoid costly legal challenges. ‘The Equality Act: Guidance...

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• Construction Company Fined Over Worker’s Death

  • Posted26 March 2013

  A Surrey-based construction company has been ordered to pay £210,000 in fines and costs after an employee died from injuries he sustained in an explosion on a construction site in...

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