It is a common feature in many sectors for potential new recruits to undertake a work trial prior to being offered a permanent role. This type of trial, normally undertaken without pay, has obvious potential for the exploitation of the would-be employee. It certainly leads to a grey area when it comes to National Minimum … 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
