There has been significant case law on this topic in the last 12 months.  We now have a further decision, albeit only a Tribunal decision, which sheds some guidance on dealing with such cases for employers.
Workers are entitled to 5.6 weeks statutory holiday under the Working Time Regulations.  The Regulations indicate that such leave can not [...]

Posted: August 6th, 2010 under Employment/HR.
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The annual rise to the national minimum wage rates has now been announced. The national minimum wage rate for adults is to be extended to 21 year - olds.  The new rates apply from 1 October 2010. The rates are:
Standard (adult rate):
Applies to workers aged 21 or over - rises to £5.93 per hour (previously £5.80 [...]

Posted: August 2nd, 2010 under Employment/HR.
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Those of you who have attended our recent seminars will be aware that in its recent emergency budget, our new Government announced its plans to remove the default retirement age of 65.
 
Today, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has announced its plans, which are now subject to a consultation process which will run until [...]

Posted: July 29th, 2010 under Employment/HR.
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The controversial Agency Workers Regulations 2010 are due to come into force on 1 October 2011.  They aim to implement the European Temporary Agency Workers Directive and in summary:
1 provide that agency workers will be entitled to equal access to on-site facilities and information on permanent employment vacancies from the start of an assignment;
2 provide that [...]

Posted: July 16th, 2010 under Employment/HR.
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Around the time of the introduction of the age discrimination legislation there was some debate on whether the limits on the criteria for calculation of redundancy payments could amount to age discrimination. The statutory calculation was dependent on the age, length of service and rate of weekly pay of the employee concerned. It was concluded that [...]

Posted: July 13th, 2010 under Employment/HR.
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