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New Sick Pay Rates Kick In Every year in April, new and updated employment law provisions come into force.  The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has just published new rates for sick pay. Until now the rate for Statutory sick Pay (SSP) has been £99.35 a week for up to 28 weeks. It  becomes […]

Statutory Costs Rise As an employer of domestic staff, increases in costs are always a concern and this month sees a rise in several statutory rates of pay compared with last year. As from 2nd April 2023 statutory rates of pay for: maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental and parental bereavement will all rise. The flat […]

Holiday Pay Calculations Change And Change Again. If you have just become accustomed to calculating holiday pay for some staff who are “part year” or irregular hours, following a Supreme Court ruling last year….things are probably about to change again! Staff in these categories are often used for peak work times, outdoor work and at functions. Following […]

When Staff Cross Social Boundaries Between Each Other Can The Employer Foot The Bill? On a regular basis we bring you details of employment tribunal judgements which may surprise you. This case demonstrates how staff breaking social behaviour boundaries between each other can  leave the employer with a bill if issues are ignored. The case […]

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The answer is Yes, no matter how many or how few you employ it is a legal requirement to give a contract of employment.  It can cost you dearly if you do not and even if you do so, it is imperative to keep it up to date. So why are we raising this now?  It is because […]

A new bill to protect pregnant women and new parents from redundancy has moved a stage further to being enshrined in law. On February 3 the bill passed successfully through the House of Commons moving it forward. It was supported unopposed and will now go to the House of Lords for further scrutiny. Under current rules, […]

In a major government u-turn, the threat to EU citizens, working in the UK, of losing their right to residence has been lifted.  Many of those affected work in domestic employment. The government had previously indicated it would appeal against a ruling that the government’s European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) that regulations affecting more then […]

We regularly bring you employment tribunal cases that might make you blink, or throw up your arms and say “I don’t believe it!” Following this practice we invite you to read on and assess your reaction! This case involves a barber who was sacked after phoning in sick on the Monday following a weekend house […]

Can Staff Roll Over Unused Leave Entitlement? We are well into the new year now and already some employees are talking about destinations for annual holidays, but what if they have not used last year’s leave entitlement? Can their unused leave for 2022 be rolled over to 2023? The complete answer is, it all depends! […]