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From April 24 the following National Minimum Wage will apply: The National Living Wage (NLW) - £11.44 The 18 to 20-year old rate - £8.60 The 16 to 17-year old rate and apprentice rate - £6.40 From 1 April 2024, the NLW will be extended from workers aged 23 and over to...

The Paternity Leave Amendment Regulations 2024, which will apply in all cases where the expected week of childbirth falls on or after 6 April 2024, will allow paternity leave to be split into two blocks of one week at any point in the first year after the birth or...

The Employment Tribunal Appeal has found that the tribunal had been wrong to find that a claimant's resignation in the heat of the moment during an altercation with his manager was really intended. The claimant brought a claim for unfair and wrongful dismissal and...

The civil penalties for employers employing workers illegally are due to triple! From 22nd January 2024, the current civil penalty for employers who employ an individual without the appropriate immigration permission in the UK will rise from £15,000 per illegal worker...

National Minimum Wage From April 2024, the national minimum wage will increase by almost 10% to £11.44 per hour for those aged 21 and over. For 18-20's it will increase to £8.60 per hour and for under 18's and apprentices it increases to £6.40 per hour. Please ensure...

The Act amends the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA 1996) to give workers and agency workers the right to request a predictable work pattern. The circumstances in which they will be able to do this will be where: There is a lack of predictability as regards any part of...

Currently, employed fathers and partners have to choose between taking one week or two weeks' paternity leave; this will change so that they can take the two-week entitlement in two separate blocks of one week if they want to. Rather than just being able to take...

The Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill received Royal Assent on 20 July. The  Employment Rights Act 1996 will be amended so that: An employee will no longer have to explain what effect, if any, they think their requested change will have and how this should...

Did you know that alcohol causes 17 million sick days in the UK every year? With this in mind, it is important to provide your employees with support. How can you do this? 1) Promote awareness - what is responsible drinking? what are the health risks? 2) Train your...