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The government has confirmed 8th May as an extra Bank holiday in the UK to celebrate the King’s coronation on 6th May. Here is a reminder of what every employer must know about bank holidays. Extra bank holiday –…
Morrisons, the fifth largest supermarket chain fined £3.5m following a successful prosecution by Tewkesbury Borough Council. Morrisons has been convicted for failing to ensure the health and safety of an epileptic employee who died after falling from a shop stairway….
Gary Linker wins the battle against HMRC over £4.9m tax bill. The former England striker’s case was heard in a first-tier tax tribunal in relation to demands from HMRC linked to IR35 rule. The judge concludes that the Match…
The Employment Appeal Tribunal’s decision on the Meaker v Cyxtera Technology UK Ltd case is a useful reminder of the importance of the precise wording of termination letters and settlement agreement proposals. Background Mr Meaker, a manual worker was…
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered his Spring Budget announcement on the government’s spending plans on 15 March 2023. The Chancellor focuses on four key priorities – Employment, Education, Enterprise and Everywhere. Here is a summary of the key highlights and the…
Pay transparency has become one of the biggest topics in the workplace and for businesses. These two words ‘pay transparency’ still cause a lot of nervousness for most employers. For a long time, it has been forbidden to discuss pay…
A study of the trial by think tank Autonomy, the University of Cambridge and Boston College report many signs of positive effects from a four-day work week. The pilot took place in the UK from June to December 2022 with…
HMRC ignored the results of its own IR35 tool confirming the contractor is operating outside IR35 and opened an investigation into a contractor’s tax affairs. Qdos, an insurer that represents the self-employed has criticised HMRC for failing to understand…
February HRi member spotlight is Diane Secker from Accord HR Consulting. Diane specialises in employee relations. About Diane Diane finds people fascinating and enjoys learning about people and what makes them tick. It’s been almost four years since Diane…
A rise in over employment is no surprise with inflation rising over 10%. Many workers are feeling the pinch on their salaries with UK inflation currently standing at 10.5%, a 40 year high. Interest rates are also rising to…
The government has published its draft Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-engagement to stop employers using the practice of ‘fire and rehire’ when seeking to make changes to terms. Changing the terms and conditions of employment require the…
Government ministers have published their response to the recommendations put forward by the Women and Equalities Committee to improve menopause support in the workplace. Lack of menopause support The Women and Equalities Committee report published in July 2022 called…
2023 promises to bring some more challenges for HR. To help you prepare for the New Year, we have summarised some of the key challenges and issues HR professionals faced in our HR review of 2022. The Great Resignation The…
As we begin 2023, we have pulled together a small selection of employment tribunal cases from 2022 which highlights key employment issues. Jandu vs Marks and Spencer Plc – disability discrimination Ms Jandu had been employed as a layout…
We have pulled together 2023 key health and wellbeing dates to support your planning! As most will know, happy and healthy employees are more productive. HR professionals need to take the lead on wellbeing and engrain it within their people…
June Hogan, an outplacement specialists is December’s member spotlight. About June Most of June’s career she has been a generalist, but after undertaking coaching she started to run her own offering outplacement support and redundancy advice and she love’s…
November member spotlight is Dianne Lambdin who specialises in employment law. About Dianne Dianne has many years of executive-level experience. To bring her style of HR management to the businesses she works with, she set up Sussex HR Hub…
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced the Autumn Statement last week (17th November 2022). We have summarised the key points and how they may impact you as a business owner and your clients: Income Tax frozen Income tax rates and personal…
