by Andrew Macmillan | Jan 22, 2026 | News
In a recent case called Maritime and Coastal Agency v Groom, Mr Groom was a Coastal Rescue Officer (CRO). He worked under a volunteer handbook and ancillary documents, the terms of which were common to thousands of CROs across the UK. Under these documents, Mr Groom...
by Andrew Macmillan | Jan 16, 2026 | News
The Government has published several ancillary documents related to the trade union changes under the Employment Rights Act 2025 which is due to come into force on 18th February 2026: A draft revised Picketing Code of Practice reflecting the imminent removal of the...
by Andrew Macmillan | Jan 9, 2026 | News
Employment law reforms will pile thousands of extra cases onto an already stretched tribunal system, government analysis has revealed. The Employment Rights Act, which received royal assent last month, reduces the qualifying period of employment for eligibility to...
by Andrew Macmillan | Jan 6, 2026 | News
Statutory pay rates. In April, the Lower Earnings Limit will rise from £125 to £129. However, when you read on you will see that this will cease to be relevant for determining statutory sick pay (SSP). SSP will rise from £118.75 to £123.25 per week. The other...
by Andrew Macmillan | Jan 1, 2026 | News
Happy New Year and we are delighted to announce that aiMac-hr is now providing professional mediation services to businesses and organisations. Why should this interest you, we hear you ask? Well, because extensive research has shown and proved that there are...
by Andrew Macmillan | Dec 22, 2025 | News
The Employment Rights Bill has recently received Royal Assent and has now become the Employment Rights Act 2025. This follows the House of Lords backing down during the third round of parliamentary ping-pong last week. The only substantive provision that has already...
