Flexible working changes 2024: How the new law works
Mar 7, 2024 · Changes to employees’ rights to ask for flexible working are due to come into force on 6 April 2024 when the Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023 becomes law.
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Budget 2024: Employers’ national insurance up to 15%
Oct 30, 2024 · Autumn budget 2024: Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed that there will be a rise in employers’ national insurance contributions to 15%.
What are the models of organisational culture? - Personnel Today
Jan 19, 2023 · There are several models that seek to explain the principles underpinning organisational culture, but the most well-known are the theories developed by Handy, Schein and Hofstede.HR can use these workplace culture models to help define, shape or influence the culture of their organisation.
Duty to prevent sexual harassment: what employers need to know
Oct 25, 2024 · Katherine Flower. Katherine Flower is a partner in the Employment Team at Burges Salmon. She has a broad employment practice and advises clients across many different sectors, including FTSE 100 companies at board and C-Suite level.
Consultation: Changes to statutory sick pay - Personnel Today
Oct 22, 2024 · Removing waiting days is a priority, say ministers, because presenteeism costs the economy tens of billions of pounds each year. Here, the government cites an Institute for Public Policy Research paper which reports that employees last year lost 43.6 productive days – 11 on average due to presenteeism but 6.7 days through absenteeism. In 2018, 34.8 days were
Ten years of the Equality Act 2010: key cases for employers
Oct 1, 2020 · Ten years ago, the Equality Act 2010 consolidated discrimination laws into a single piece of legislation. We highlight 10 key employment-related judgments decided under the Act since its introduction on 1 October 2010.
What's the difference between positive action and positive …
Jan 20, 2023 · With so many initiatives focusing on equality, diversity and inclusion, we often hear about examples of positive action or positive discrimination in the context of employers’ approaches to increasing representation.. The terms are often couched in such a way that we see examples of positive discrimination as inherently bad, because it is deemed unlawful, and positive action as a supportive ...
Disciplinary procedures: 10 common breaches of the Acas code of ...
Apr 15, 2015 · In unfair dismissal claims, employment tribunals take the “Acas code of practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures” into account where relevant and may increase an award of compensation by up to 25% for an employer’s unreasonable failure to follow it.
Right to work checks: Everything you need to know - Personnel …
Sep 2, 2022 · The Home Office has recently hiked fines for employing migrant workers illegally. Failing to ensure someone has the right to work in UK could now result in an organisation receiving a civil penalty of up to £45,000 for each worker, rising to £60,000 for repeat breaches.