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There were several announcement made by the Chancellor, Phillip Hammond, in the Autumn Statement that will impact employment law. Incidentally this might be the last Autumn Statement, as one of the announcements was to abolish them! In April 2017, the rates employers have to pay will go up for the first time since April 2015. […]
And for our Autumn Statement – Another thing on the rise is the National Living Wage. As you will probably already know any employee over the age of 25 is entitled to the National Living Wage, which has risen by 30p to £7.50. This is 14p below the predicted 2017 rate of £7.64, meaning the average […]
One expected change made in the statement was the reduction of benefits allowed in salary sacrifice schemes. Salary sacrifice schemes allow an employer to take the cost of a work place benefit (such as a phone, emission friendly car, childcare, healthcare, or pension contributions) to be taken out of the employee’s salary. This means the […]
Hello, it’s the last Friday of the month and that means it’s time for your monthly Employment Law Update. Last month we looked at Bank Holiday working, the gig economy and the Byron Burger scandal and last week’s case examined Early Conciliation. This month we have lots for you, including forthcoming changes to the minimum wage and the apprenticeship […]
From 6 April 2017 there will be an Apprenticeship Levy for any business whose payroll exceeds three million pounds a year. The levy means these companies will have to put 0.5% of their wage bill into the levy via PAYE with the aim that the levy will create millions of new apprenticeships by 2020. However, […]
The Modern Slavery Act 2015 requires any company turning over £36 million or more to publish a statement each financial year in a prominent place on its website. This statement should include: – The structure of the business and its suppliers – The policies in place in relation to modern slavery and human trafficking – Any due diligence processes […]
The conciliation service ACAS has recently said that employers could be missing out on recruiting talented staff due to outdated policies towards tattoos. It is currently estimated that 1/5 of UK adults have a tattoo with that figure dropping to as many as 1/3 for younger people. Whilst previously associated with criminals and other sub-cultures […]
The gig economy has been a recurring theme of recent newsletters. Previously we have said that delivery drivers for Hermes were reported to earn as little as £5.50 an hour. It has also been reported that staff are so scared of having their shifts withdrawn they have worked sick with sick buckets in their cars and that other […]
Every month we like to include an outlandish sacking that falls into the grasp of sensationalist tabloid newspapers. This month a McDonald’s employee was sacked after taunting a homeless person about being hungry and then throwing a burger on the floor for him to eat. The incident took place outside of work but the employee filmed […]
There are two types of apprenticeship, statutory and common law. The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (ASCLA) governs statutory ones, however, apprenticeships date back hundreds of years and the common law concept, that has evolved over time, runs concurrently with the recent statute. The main difference between the two is that statutory […]
Last month we did a guide to warm weather working. Additionally, this summer has seen two major sporting events which can lead to higher levels of leave, and, some employers have an increased amount of Bank Holidays in this holiday year. With that in mind and a Bank Holiday looming on the horizon, we thought it would be a […]
Phil Hyland’s nephews, Thomas and Philip Beahon, both former professional sportsmen, have set up their own sportswear clothing business, Castore. Here’s what they say: Created to disrupt the global sportswear market, Castore is the world’s first premium sportswear brand for men and brings a new level of performance quality to the men’s sportswear sector. Castore […]
In case you haven’t noticed it has been rather warm these last few weeks. Whilst many will be rejoicing (PJH Law staff included) at the chance for some sunshine and heat, it can leave some employers with a headache (but hopefully not sunstroke). One issue is that many offices are not designed for temperatures above […]
Those of you who are regular readers will know that Sports Direct has made headlines for its incredibly poor working conditions. Most of the staff subjected to these conditions are actually either self-employed or agency staff who have fewer employment rights and less job security than normal workers. It has been heralded as a sign the economy […]
