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Tuesday, November 08, 2011
Preparing for the Olympics
The London 2012 Committee have launched their guide to helping businesses prepare for the Olympics!
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Leaked report urges scrapping of unfair dismissal
A leaked draft of a government-commissioned report by Adrian Beecroft has provoked debate by arguing that the right to claim unfair dismissal should be entirely removed.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Pay freezes set to return for 2012
Pay freezes across the private sector look set to return for 2012, as new statistics indicate that more than one in ten employers do not expect to increase employees wages next year.
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Agency Workers Regulations
From 1st October 2011, the Agency Workers Regulations are now in effect.
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
National Minimum Wage Increase
The National Minimum Wage increased from 1 October 2011.
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Qualification period for unfair dismissal doubles
A plan to extend the qualification period for unfair dismissal from one to two years with effect from April 2012 has been announced by Chancellor George Osborne and Business Secretary Vince Cable.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
1st Employee Charged under the Bribery Act
The Bribery Act is set to see its first victim as a court clerk has been the first person to be charged under the Bribery Act for allegedly taking a kickback at work to waive a traffic penalty for a court defendant.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Employee Assistance Programmes can provide real benefits to employers
A recent survey conducted by First Assist has revealed that counselling and support through an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) can provide genuine benefits in helping people to remain at work.
Friday, July 08, 2011
Employers struggle to recruit quality candidates
Employers struggle to recruit quality candidates despite an increase in applications.
Wednesday, June 08, 2011
The Benefits of Early Settlement
The Government has recently recognised that the Employment Tribunals Service is chronically overworked. This is partly caused by the difficult economic environment and claims are up by 56% on last year to their highest recorded level.
Wednesday, June 08, 2011
Changing Recruitment Trends
Recruitment is a dynamic and ever changing practice, which has rapidly evolved over the past few decades to become a standalone lucrative industry. Recruitment focussed company’s source and place candidates providing an extremely practical service to organisations of all sizes across all industries.
Tuesday, April 05, 2011
The Bribery Act Guidance is published!
The Ministry of Justice has now published it’s guidance to help organisations with the implementation of The Bribery Act 2011.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
The Bribery Act 2010
When the Bribery Act comes into force in April 2011, it will be one of the toughest anti-corruption laws in the world.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Whistleblowing
In line with the Bribery Act’s introduction in April 2011 and the Government's proposed guidance about the ‘adequate’ procedures that are recommended to help prevent corruption, HR Solutions is now able to offer an integrity programme.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Paternity Leave Changes Reminder
Please remember that as of 3 April 2011, the new Additional Paternity Leave (APL) arrangements will allow fathers to claim up to 6 months of the mother's maternity leave.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Default Retirement Age (DRA) - Abolishment Reminder
Please remember that as of 6 April 2011 the default retirement age (DRA) is set to be abolished. Employers will no longer be able to issue notifications for compulsory retirement using the DRA procedure.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Employment Tribunal Reform
The Government has recently announced proposals to reform the Employment Tribunal system. The aim of the changes is to ease the strain on small and growing businesses, to avoid them facing costly and sometimes vexatious claims being brought.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Bribery Act to be reviewed
It has been confirmed by the Government, that the Bribery Act is to be assessed as part of a drive to ease the regulatory burdens faced by businesses. Since the Act’s announcement in April 2010, many businesses argued that the Act is drawn too tightly and could hamper British company’s competitiveness abroad.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Abolishment of Default Retirement Age
Throughout 2010 we have been advising you about the Government’s plans to abolish the default retirement age.
Today (13 January 2011), it has been announced that following the consultation process, the Government intends to proceed with its plan to phase out the default retirement age (DRA) between 6 April and 1 October 2011.