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Can employers can make deductions from employees wages if they turn up for work late the morning after the company Christmas party as long as the right to make deductions from wages for unauthorised absence is detailed in the employee contract. If disciplinary...

Christmas is the time when many organisations start receiving gifts from grateful suppliers/customers.Whilst we all enjoy the odd box of chocolates, it’s worth reminding staff of what is an acceptable gift.Be clear that they are welcome to keep or share any gifts of...

The Christmas party should be a great opportunity for some fun team building! However, in reality, 90% of employers have experienced an issue arising from a Christmas party and 10% of employees know someone who has been disciplined or dismissed for an incident...

Employers had a legal obligation, to ensure workers received 24 hours uninterrupted rest time away from work each week, within each 7 day period that they worked or 48 hours within each 14 day period worked (Working Time Regulations 1998). This was subject to...

For those businesses that close over the Christmas period, employers will need to put in place arrangements requiring employees to take annual leave at that time. Provided that there is no agreement to the contrary, employers can allocate leave to a...

Employers had a legal obligation, to ensure workers received 24 hours uninterrupted rest time away from work each week, within each 7 day period that they worked or 48 hours within each 14 day period worked (Working Time Regulations 1998). This was subject to...

The Pensions Regulator, plan to prosecute a bus company, for wilfully failing to comply with their legal obligations under automatic enrolment. It is alleged that Stotts Tours (Oldham) Limited, deliberately failed to enrol its 36 staff into a pension scheme. This is...

With the implementation of the new data protection rules on 25 May 2018, small businesses are likely to see an increase in the £35 data protection fee currently paid to the ICO. A decision is expected before 1 April 2018.

The living wage for over 25s - will be set at £7.83 per hour from next April. This is higher than the current £7.50 national living wage and is expected to deliver a wage increase for two million people. 21- to 24-year-olds will see the minimum wage increased...