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Pre-Employment Health Questions (The Equality Act 2010) 1 Oct 2010 | 11:00 pm
The Equality Act came into force with effect from October 2010 and covers numerous areas of protected characteristic groups in order to eradicate discrimination and harassment of any form.Included in ...
Current National Minimum Wage rates. 1 Oct 2010 | 11:00 pm
With effect from 1st October 2010 the National Minimum Wage rates increased to:£5.93 per hour for workers aged 21 and over. (Note that the current adult rate applies to workers aged 22 and over but fr...
The Equality Act 2010 1 Oct 2010 | 11:00 pm
The Equality Act came into force with effect from 1st October 2010.This is a huge piece of legislation as it incorporates all previous single acts of legislation for protected groups. These groups are...
Removal of default retirement age of 65. 1 Oct 2010 | 11:00 pm
It has recently been confirmed by the government that the default retirement age (DRA) of 65 is being removed. Therefore with effect from 1st October 2011 employers will no longer be able to impose re...
Additional Paternity Leave Regulations 2010 2 Apr 2010 | 11:00 pm
Additional Paternity Leave Regulations came into statute in April 2010, however the new rights will only be applicable to the parents of babies born on or after 3rd April 2011.Preparations to implemen...
Data Protection Update 2010 1 Apr 2010 | 11:00 pm
From April 2010 the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has new powers to fine organisations up to £500,000 for serious breaches of the Data Protection Act. Such a fine can be imposed where the br...
Statutory Payments 2010 1 Apr 2010 | 11:00 pm
The current statutory limit on redundancy pay is £380.00 per weekEffective from 4th April 2010 the rate of statutory maternity, paternity and adoption pay is £124.88 per week.The standard rate of stat...
Time off for training 2 Mar 2010 | 01:00 am
From April 2010 employees of organisations with 250 or more employees have the right to make a request to take time off work to undertake training - notably, the right does not include the right to be...
Fit notes not sick notes April 2010 26 Jan 2010 | 01:00 am
With effect from April 2010 the traditional GP sick note has been replaced with a new "fit note" system of sickness certification.The government intends to change the format and content of the previou...
Statutory minimum holiday entitlement 1 Apr 2009 | 11:00 pm
With effect from 1st April 2009, the statutory minimum holiday entitlement increased to 5.6 weeks. For an employee working 5 days per week this is a total of 28 days per year, this will include custom...
