The Royal Family are facing the prospect of staff at Windsor Castle taking independent industrial action for the first time. Around 120 of the castle’s visitor staff are balloting…
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The Government has announced new measures to enforce a ban on exclusivity clauses in zero hours contracts. The Government last week published new legislation to protect employees from exclusivity…
A UK Employment Tribunal has ruled that commission must now be taken into account when calculating employee holiday pay. The Employment Tribunal in the case of Lock v British…
Acas have issued an updated Code of Practice following an appeal hearing about a worker’s right to be accompanied. The ACAS Code of Practice March (2015)Â was released after an…
This April sees the abolition of employer National Insurance Contributions (NICs) for employees under the age of 21. Chancellor George Osborne announced the changes as part of a Government initiative…
How would you manage an employee like the outspoken Top Gear presenter? UPDATED 25/03/2015 The Daily Telegraph last night reported that Jeremy Clarkson is going to be sacked by the…
A new report from the CIPD has concluded that many HR departments are failing to develop the HR skills necessary to operate in a changing workplace. The CIPD’s HR Outlook…
On 2nd March 2015 new legislation comes into effect in England and Wales that will make it illegal to drive whilst under the influence of a wider range of substances…
A manager with a poor reputation would cause 20% of people to turn down a job offer, according to research released last week. A poll of 2,000 UK employees…
Recent research by AXA PPP healthcare has shown that employees in the 30-49 age bracket struggle more with the demands of work than employees from any other age group. One…
