Unless you have been living in total isolation you will be aware that the UK may be leaving the EU on 31st October 2019. This obviously has consequences for businesses if BREXIT does go ahead, and will be possibly the biggest issue our country has had to deal with since the second world war. The Government […]
During December 2018 the Government announced a set of reforms which they intended to introduce as part of the Taylor Review. The Taylor Review being a review of modern working practices undertaken by Matthew Taylor, Chief Executive of the Royal Society of Arts, and is also known as the Good Work Plan. A copy of […]
A new financial year is on the horizon, and this means cost implications for employers. As from April 2019 there are significant increases in the National Living Wage (NLW)/National Minimum Wage (NMW), and pension contributions. National Living Wage (NLW) and National Minimum Wage (NMW) Increases – April 2019 The hourly rate for the minimum wage […]
As the weather gets colder as it has done over the last few days there is a good chance that adverse weather conditions will present issues to manage in the workplace. Issues facing an employer could include employees not being able to attend the workplace due to travel disruption. If this happens an employer is […]
A reference is often requested as part of the recruitment process. However, in most cases there is no legal obligation to provide a reference. Employers providing reference must ensure that they are fair and accurate, but most importantly factual. There is a common belief that an employer cannot give a bad reference, but this is […]