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In Caring Rules Are Rules A care worker sacked by a charity for giving two paracetamol tablets and a hot water bottle to a woman with dementia has been awarded more than £17,000 for unfair dismissal. However, the award had been reduced by 33% from £25,771 to reflect the fact that the claimant’s conduct contributed […]

Stealth Tax? Not My Problem! Take-home pay for most people fell by almost £1,500 last year as a result of tax increases and rising inflation, figures show. The average worker is worse off in real terms than a decade ago despite rise in gross earnings, according to calculations by the House of Commons library. Workers […]

New Maternity Rates, So How Does The System Work? Every April, the Maternity Leave allowance set by the government is reviewed and generally increased. But what does it all actually mean to you, a colleague or a friend who becomes pregnant? How does it work? As this month sees the new rate for Statutory Maternity pay […]

Bank Holidays In May There are three bank holidays in May this year but for many there is an additional day which many will regard as important…and may want to take the extra time off. The first bank holiday is Early May Bank holiday is tomorrow, May 1st, followed by May 8th to celebrate the […]

On The Move? It is estimated 47% of employees across the board are expected to be looking for a new job in 2023. Does this include you? That is an incredibly high figure and the main reason given by 43%  of those questioned was the desire for more money. The figures come from top end […]

Big Changes In Sick Pay From 10th April 2023, statutory sick pay (SSP) rates will  change for staff who are paid the legal minimum sick pay. Until now the rate for SSP has been £99.35 a week Statutory Sick Pay for up to 28 weeks. It  becomes payable from the fourth day you have been […]

Statutory Family Related  Rates of Pay To Rise There have just been several increases in family related rates of pay which may well be of interest to you, a colleague or friend. As from 2nd April 2023 statutory rates of pay for: maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental and parental bereavement will all rise. The flat […]

Smile…It Could Get You A New Job As the late, great Louis Armstrong wrote in his song,” Oh when your smiling, when your smiling, the whole world smiles with you…” And apparently it can help you get a job as well. Researchers have provided just such reassurance, showing that applicants for a job who smile […]

This year is a very special year, for on Sat May 6th  the Coronation of King Charles III takes place in Westminster Abbey  in front of honoured guests from around the world.  The actual Coronation is on Saturday, May 6th and of course will be televised. As the event falls on a weekend, the Bank holiday […]

A new bill to protect pregnant women and new parents from redundancy, which may be of interest to you and your female colleagues, has moved a stage further to being enshrined in law. On February 3 the bill passed succesfully through the House of Commons, moving it forward. It was supported unopposed and will now go to […]