Forthcoming changes to the National Minimum Wage and the new National Living Wage age band
This is a reminder for businesses to budget and plan for the forthcoming change to the National Living Wage banding. Currently, the National Living Wage (NLW) applies to workers who are aged 23 and over, but from 1 April 2024 this minimum age will be lowered, so that the NLW will apply to all workers […]
Apprenticeships: A solution to your recruitment challenges
Apprenticeships: A solution to your recruitment challenges Is your organisation struggling to recruit? Are you struggling to find qualified candidates to fill your open positions? Or are you looking for a way to upskill your existing workforce? Did you know there are many benefits to hiring apprenticeships including: Providing your business access to a pool […]
Understanding and addressing Blue Monday in the workplace
Coined in 2004 by a psychologist working for a holiday company, ‘Blue Monday’ rolls around every year on the third Monday in January and is often dubbed ‘the most depressing day of the year.’ Initially created as part of a marketing campaign, the concept aimed to encourage booking holidays by capitalising on post-holiday blues, financial […]
Level 2 Health & Safety
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The Paternity Leave (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Proposals were announced today (12 January 2024), that would see changes to the laws around time off for paternity leave, which if go ahead are expected to come into force from April 2024. Current Paternity Leave Entitlements Statutory paternity leave is an entitlement that provides eligible employees with up to two weeks of paid time […]
Increase to fines for employing illegal workers
Mid last year, the Government passed draft legislation that will increase financial penalties for businesses that are found to be employing illegal workers. Under the draft ‘Immigration (Employment of Adults Subject to Immigration Control) (Maximum Penalty) (Amendment) Order 2023’, it sets out that the fine will increase from £15,000 to £45,000 for the first breach. […]
Extended protection from redundancy – Maternity Leave, Adoption Leave and Shared Parental Leave (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Currently, individuals on maternity leave, adoption leave, or shared parental leave should be given first refusal of any suitable alternative employment available if they have been put at risk of redundancy. New laws will extend this protection. The legislation is in draft form and subject to change, however key features are as follows: The protection […]
Flexible Working (Amendment) Regulations 2023
A statutory instrument was introduced in December which confirms that the right to request flexible working will become a day one right for employees, with effect from 6 April 2024. Currently employees the requisite length of service is 26 weeks. Consequently, any request submitted on or after this date will be governed by the new […]
Carers Leave Act 2023 and the new Regulations
New Regulations brought the Carers Leave Act 2023 into force at the beginning of December, however further Regulations are required to set out further detail of this right for employees and how employers should manage it. These are currently in draft, however it has been confirmed that they will come into force on 6 April […]
NEW GUIDANCE ON THE LAWFUL MONITORING IN THE WORKPLACE
UK IMMIGRATION DEVELOPMENTS AND HOW THEY IMPACT EMPLOYMENT
Since the UK left the European Union in January 2020, there have been many developments regarding UK immigration rules, and they still continue in 2023. In this month’s Hot Topic, we will explore the changes that have already occurred in 2023 and what we can expect in the final few months of the year, all […]
HR Risk Audit
HR Risk Audit Uncover potential risks to your business and fortify your operations with our comprehensive HR Risk Audit. Our tailored questionnaire is designed to pinpoint vulnerabilities, enabling us to deliver expert guidance and support in developing strategic risk mitigation strategies. Click the START button below to begin the free HR Risk Audit To view […]
Tax Service Multinational
About Tax Services Multinational HR Solutions have been granted permission to anonymously share the following case study of a multinational US based tax and financial services company. With their headquarters in the US and other offices around the world, this multinational established their UK business a few years ago. Their UK office has 28 employees […]
The HR Year Ahead: What are the key trends to watch?
HR Solutions Webinar: The HR Year Ahead: What are the key trends to watch? As we wrap up 2023, we’re taking a look into the future to consider the employment developments we are likely to see in 2024. We already know that 2024 is planned to be a big year with the introduction of many […]
Employment Law Timetable
In this article we provide an employment law timeline, and include details of proposed developments that businesses need to be aware of in the months ahead. Confirmed New Employment Legislation – in order of commencement date Expected late 2023 – The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023 The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023 was […]
Sexual Harassment
Sexual harassment is unlawful and can be a criminal offence. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) report that three-quarters of people say they have experienced some form of sexual harassment at work and the rest have witnessed harassment or supported others (Equality and Human Rights Commission, 2018, ‘Turning the tables: ending sexual harassment at […]
Community Channel
About Community Channel Community Channel produces inspiring TV programmes and documentaries to motivate people to do more in their lives and for the lives of others. Their community stories focus on health, wellbeing, hobbies, food, local history and heritage. Community Channel are the world’s first supporter-owned national channel dedicated to improving lives. Reasons for Choosing […]
Case Law Update: Dwight Pile-Grey vs Ministry of Defence
In the case of Dwight Pile-Grey vs Ministry of Defence, Mr Pile-Grey has successfully claimed direct race discrimination, harassment and victimisation against the Ministry of Defence (MoD) after his 16-year career in the Army. Following a dispute with white soldiers who doubted his identity as a soldier, culminating in accusations of playing the “race card”, […]
The HR year ahead: what are the key trends to watch?
As we wrap up 2023, we’re looking into the future to consider the employment developments we are likely to see in 2024. We already know that 2024 is planned to be a big year with the introduction of many new pieces of employment legislation and we share our knowledge in these areas in this month’s […]
Identifying and developing skills within your workforce
Rapid digitisation is creating surging demand for digital skills across the economy and the current domestic skills pipeline cannot keep up. Digitisation is also leading to rapid changes in the labour market that means some traditional roles are being displaced. There is an urgent need to better match the demand and supply. While the focus […]
