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Employment Law
Protecting Personal Data
The concept of personal data protection sometimes appears to be abused by authorities who use it as an excuse for refusing to reveal information that could embarrass them or cause them extra work, but regrettably many organisations fail to protect their employees’ data sufficiently. Every employer therefore needs to understand its responsibilities in this area [...]
The Learn Centre Annual Conference 2013
The Learn Centre Conference was advertised as the must-attend payroll event for 2013 and, indeed, it certainly lived up to this ambitious promise. In two and a half days, we managed to cover every ‘hot topic’ that will impact the payroll and HR professions in the next year, including: RTI ‘the basics’, RTI ‘the update’ [...]
IMPORTANT NEWS for anyone who has responsibility for employees
This important conference, run in conjunction with our annual Payroll Conference, will address all the important issues currently bothering people with responsibility for HR, be they specialist personnel staff, people who carry out the HR function as part of a wider job or management staff generally. We know these concerns because we pick them up [...]
Perking Up your Management Skills
Do you remember the days before mobile phones, when you had to find a call box to ring home? And before e-mail when everything went by post and took at least a day to arrive? Ah, the good old days! Or were they the bad old days? Well, it really doesn’t matter because things have changed for [...]
Consultants – what good are they?
OK – this article is written by a consultant, so let’s get it out of the way – “A consultant is a man who borrows your watch to tell you the time”. Now we can carry on. But hang on – that description, intended as a put down, and that consultants themselves find quite funny [...]
Employment Law Changes October 2012
If it’s October then it must be time for the usual employment law changes. Employment legislation is usually enforced on what are referred to as ‘red tape days’ – one in early April and the other in early October. The aim of this is to ensure that, after enactment, the employer is given time to [...]
Take Notice
A question that is put to us from time to time in a rather embarrassed way is “How much notice do we have to give to senior staff?”. Why it is embarrassing, we do not understand, but certainly there are quite a few misconceptions about the topic, so we probably need to set things straight [...]
Latest HR News
We do not know whether we are going to have a petrol shortage during the coming months but it certainly could come about as a result of industrial action by delivery drivers or by events in the Middle East. Time to think and plan therefore. Could you operate your plant? Will supplies be affected? Could [...]
Dismissal Process ‘Call for Evidence’
During its term in office, The Coalition Government is already conducting a review of employment laws and regulations that may prevent an employer taking on new employees. This was detailed in our news item on 26 November 2011 as a result of Business Secretary Vince Cable’s speech to the Engineering Employers’ Federation on 23 November [...]
The Learn Centre Payroll, HR and Managing People Conference
The setting was truly beautiful – the lovely, spacious and welcoming Menzies Welcombe Spa and Golf Club in Stratford-upon-Avon. Plus, the sun came out for us, so as well as interesting workshops and plenary sessions; we could wander the grounds and soak up the sun as well! As you can imagine, there was plenty to [...]
Qualifying Period for Unfair Dismissal Increases
On 27 January 2011, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and the Tribunals Service published a joint consultation document entitled ‘Resolving workplace disputes: A consultation’. This set out the latest Government proposals for reforming employment laws. The consultation closed on 20 April 2011. The intention of the reforms is to deliver ‘a flexible, [...]
Latest HR News
Do you employ agency temps and understand their new rights? Do your Christmas presents to customers and from suppliers bring you into conflict with the new Bribery Act? Do you know how to deal lawfully with employees who reach the age of 65? If you are in any way responsible for other employees and have [...]
Employment Law Payments and Awards – A Reminder
Section 34 of the Employment Relations Act 1999 and Article 33 of the Employment Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 provide for an increase or decrease in the following statutory limits each year according to the year-on-year change in the Retail Price Index (RPI) at the previous September. The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2011 [...]
Employment Law Payments and Awards
Section 34 of the Employment Relations Act 1999 and Article 33 of the Employment Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 provide for an increase or decrease in the following statutory limits each year according to the year-on-year change in the Retail Price Index (RPI) at the previous September. The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2011 [...]
Autumn Statement 2011 (2) – Employment Law
We are repeating this section which are all employment-law related, though, at the same time, payroll-related. The Autumn Statement confirmed: Qualifying period for unfair dismissal to increase from one to two years from April 2012 All potential claims to the Employment Appeals Tribunal will have to be lodged through ACAS first A Rapid Resolution scheme [...]
Autumn Statement – 2011
The Autumn Statement on 29 November 2011 focused on the economy and the reducing growth forecasts as a result of European and Global influences. For payroll professionals, there were few surprises in the Statement. Whilst there is another change on the way in respect of the State Pension Age, even this cannot be said to [...]
