So the “new look” 5th April, how was it for you….? Did you spend the day on “hold” as you scrabbled to use up your remaining ISA allowance? Were you locked in a room with your payroll provider getting all hot and bothered, or are you saving that for later in the month? Or are … Continue Reading
Even before the Chancellor’s announcement of a compulsory “national living wage” in his July Budget, a growing number of organisations had begun to pro-actively consider their own living wage strategy and how best to build it into their longer-term people and investment planning. For some, this strategy included becoming accredited living wage employers under the … Continue Reading
Are you sick of speculation about where the wheel will stop spinning on holiday pay? Just want to be given a safe position and stick with it? Do you have any commission or overtime claims against you stayed by the Tribunal pending a definitive steer from case law or legislators? Steps to provide some clarity … Continue Reading
As part of the new financial services regulatory framework introduced in April 2013, the Financial Conduct Authority – successor to the Financial Services Authority – has the power to issue warning notices. Whilst the FSA had a similar power, what is significant about the new regime is when the notices can be issued: it is … Continue Reading
In a move that has surprised many, the UK Government has proposed repealing the amendments made to the TUPE Regulations in 2006 which sought to ensure that most service provision changes were brought within the scope of the Regulations. Given that what both employers and employees so desperately want in a SPC situation is greater … Continue Reading
The Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) has launched a consultation on measures to give shareholders of UK-incorporated quoted companies greater influence over executive pay, through enhanced voting rights. These proposals are just part of the Government’s attempt to address wider concerns that the link between pay and performance in some of our largest … Continue Reading
