Following the planned change in the law, the notes below summarise the changes and obligations on employers when handling requests for flexible working from employees. Summary of changes and obligations An employee can make a request to work flexibly from day one of their employment NOTE - If hiring new team members after April take [...] The post Summary of changes to flexible working – ACAS Code of Practice appeared first on HR Human Resources and Employment Law Advice ..read more

Employment Tribunal Cases During the period between January and March 2023, the Employment Tribunals received a total of 23,000 claims. Out of these, 8,100 were single claims, representing a 5% increase compared to the same period last year, while 15,000 were multiple claims, experiencing a significant surge of 39% compared to the previous year. Amongst [...] The post Employment Tribunal claims increase in 2023 appeared first on HR Human Resources and Employment Law Advice ..read more

In May of this year, four new employment laws received Royal Assent, paving the way for their anticipated implementation in 2024. These legislations represent the most significant change to employment law in the past couple of years and introduce additional responsibilities for all employers. Carer's Leave - "Carer's Leave Act 2023": This Act grants employees [...] The post Four new employment laws for 2024 appeared first on HR Human Resources and Employment Law Advice ..read more

A recent study published by the CIPD looking into hybrid and flexible working practices found that 83% of organisations have hybrid working in place and are leaning more and more toward flexibility and hybrid working as ways of attracting and retaining talent. In an in-depth study of the working environment, the CIPD seems to confirm [...] The post Flexible and hybrid working practices in 2023 – CIPD Insights appeared first on HR Human Resources and Employment Law Advice ..read more

Last week PWC published it's Global Workforce Hopes & Fears Survey 2022 with much commentary taking place around the high level of skilled workers who may be seeking alternative employment, but the report contained two other topics that employers should take in to account when building their HR plans or thinking of developing their people [...] The post The importance of allowing employees to be themselves appeared first on HR Human Resources and Employment Law Advice ..read more

A recent Tribunal case has found that a colleague who was excluded from a works night out organised by colleagues amounted to a form of victimisation. The Tribunal Court found that by not allowing a colleague to participate in a social event or being excluded from discussions about it at work denied the claimant an [...] The post Excluding colleagues from social events is victimisation appeared first on HR Human Resources and Employment Law Advice ..read more

From tomorrow (25th March 2022) sick pay is no longer payable from day one to employees who are off sick from work due to COVID-19. Going forward any employee who reports as being off work due to ill health caused by COVID-19 will be subject to the normal 3 waiting days to qualify for SSP [...] The post Change to COVID 19 SSP Waiting Days appeared first on HR Human Resources and Employment Law Advice ..read more

In April 2022 the Living Wage is set to go up to a top rate of £9.50 per hour a 6.6% increase on the current top rate of £8.91, which in light of inflation is likely to mirror the headline inflation of 7% for this year. This in itself is good news for workers up [...] The post April Living Wage increase likely to cause problems further up the chain appeared first on HR Human Resources and Employment Law Advice ..read more

It was announced on Friday (17h December) that the Government is making a temporary change to the rules around self-certification periods and sickness. Presently employees can self-certificate for 7 days before needing a Fit (sick) Note, for any employees who have been off sick since the 10th of December, this period has now been extended [...] The post Temporary change to self certification rules appeared first on HR Human Resources and Employment Law Advice ..read more

Coming out of the pandemic more organisations are focusing time and attention on the issue of managing and reducing workplace stress as part of their efforts to sustain employee wellbeing and support long term engagement. The positive actions and behaviours of line managers and leaders are fundamental to creating a workplace culture that reduces stress [...] The post How to prevent workplace stress appeared first on HR Human Resources and Employment Law Advice ..read more