by Andrew Macmillan | Mar 9, 2024 | News
Happy Saturday! Another really busy week has just come to an end. We are very excited at aiMac-hr to have been approached (this time by a rapidly expanding manufacturing company with UK and overseas markets) to lead their proposed employee engagement and change...
by Andrew Macmillan | Mar 5, 2024 | News
Did an overarching agency agreement exist between an agency worker and a hirer, such that the agency worker was entitled to ‘suspension pay’ from the hirer during a nine-month period when she was not allowed to book shifts with them? No, decided the Employment Appeal...
by Andrew Macmillan | Feb 28, 2024 | News
The government has announced the annual increase in compensation limits for employment tribunal awards and other statutory payments. They are contained in The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2024. The two most important increases are: maximum compensatory...
by Andrew Macmillan | Feb 26, 2024 | News
Menopause For Thought:- Given the guidance recently issued by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) clarifying the legal obligations to workers going through the menopause, it really is now essential to put in place a proper Menopause Policy (if you...
by Andrew Macmillan | Feb 20, 2024 | News
The government has published an updated Code of Practice on dismissal and re-engagement (better known as ‘Fire and Rehire’). If it is approved by Parliament, a commencement order will bring the Code into effect, probably later this year. None of the key provisions...
by Andrew Macmillan | Feb 14, 2024 | News
The implementation date for increased illegal working penalties has now been confirmed – the new rates came into force from yesterday, 13 February 2024. From that date, the maximum civil penalty will be £45,000 per illegal employee for a first breach (up from...
