To mark 60 years of The Queen's reign, the Diamond Jubilee will take place in June 2012. The celebrations will centre around an extended weekend, commencing on Saturday 2nd June and running through until Tuesday 5th June. To mark the celebrations, the late May bank holiday has been moved to...
Employers need to be aware that employees who commenced employment on or after 6th April 2012 now have to accrue two years service before they have the right to bring a claim of ordinary unfair dismissal. This change in employment legislation does not apply retrospectively to employees employed...
The government announced this week that the national Minimum Wage will increase by 11p in October, taking the hourly rate of pay for adults to £6.19. The rate for apprentices will also increase by 5p to £2.65 an hour, but the rates applicable to 16 - 17 year olds and 18 - 20 year olds will...
From tomorrow, the 1st of February 2012, the following changes to Statutory Redundancy Pay and unfair dismissal weekly cap will apply: The limit on weekly pay for the purposes of an unfair dismissal basic award and Statutory Redundancy Pay increases from £400 per week to £430 per...
I was recently asked to deliver a presentation on the new laws that are coming into force in 2012 and how they will affect business owners. Following positive feedback from the business people present at the event, I thought it would be useful to summarise the presentation into a series of blog...