7 April 2011 | Michael Oberwarth
The Government has announced today (7 April) that the national minimum wage will increase on 1 October 2011.
The new rates from this date will be:
Adult rate (21 years old or more): £6.08 an hour...
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6 April 2011 | Michael Delaney
The Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) published its guidance on The Agency Worker’s Regulations 2010 on 4 April 2011. The Regulations are due to come into force on 1 October 2010.
The...
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5 April 2011 | Bob Fahy
HR Zone, an online resource for HR professionals in business, has published an article I've written on the impact of the additional paternity leave provisions, which came into force in April 2011, and...
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23 March 2011 | Michael Delaney
In recent weeks I have delivered a number of talks to business on the Agency Workers Regulations 2010, which will come into force on 1 October 2011. These include:
10 February: A seminar at the offices...
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22 March 2011 | Michael Oberwarth
The Equality and Human Rights Commission's (EHRC) statutory codes of practice on the Equality Act 2010 will take effect on 6 April 2011.
The Equality Act 2010 came into force in October 2010. A revocation...
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22 March 2011 | Michael Delaney
The Government has published new amending regulations which, from 6 April 2011, will change the PAYE treatment of payments made to ex-employees after the employer has issued a P45.
Background
The...
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18 March 2011 | Michael Oberwarth
In a speech to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), Minister of State for Business and Enterprise Mark Prisk revealed government plans to free up to 4.6m micro-businesses from the burden of unnecessary...
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15 March 2011 | Michael Delaney
In a move to be welcomed by employers, the Government has amended the Draft Employment Equality (Repeal of Retirement Age Provisions) Regulations 2011, which were originally laid before Parliament on 16...
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