Equal opportunities and more – there’s probably never been a month like it for employers. Although April has always denoted the implementation date for new legislative changes in the UK, 2017 sees a record-breaking array of far-reaching initiatives. And while...
Thursday June 16th 2016 at 2pm may seem like a long way away, but it’s a time and date Employers need to consider now. Why? Its nothing to do with Brexit although thankfully we will be finally almost at the end of that campaign Because it’s the kick-off of...
The modern slavery act 2015 comes into effect end April 2016 It defines slavery as behaviour on part of the offender if she or he owned the victim and deprived them of their freedom Servitude an obligation to provide services imposed by use of coercion including...
How should employers deal with substance abuse at work? The Psychoactive Substances Act 2016, which received royal assent on 28 January, is expected to come into force on 6 April 2016. The Act prohibits the production, distribution, sale and supply of all psychoactive...
Auto-enrolment has had a financial impact on more than two thirds of employers. In a report by the CIPD, 70% of the employers had to take the financial cost of auto-enrolment into consideration. The most common reactions to increased costs were: absorbing costs or...