The Supreme Court has ruled that a company who forced a member of staff to retire at the age of 65 have not broken the law, despite changes which came into force last year regarding the Default Retirement Age (DRA). From 6th April last year employers were no longer able to issue staff with...
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...