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...
by Andrew Macmillan | Dec 16, 2025 | News
In the recent case of Thomas v Tindall Riley, Ms Thomas was offered a role with an overall salary package of £110,000. She declined on the basis that the offer was too low. The Respondent then recruited another candidate on a lower salary package of £100,000 but...
by Andrew Macmillan | Dec 10, 2025 | News
So near, and yet so far……! The Government has failed in its latest attempt to get the Employment Rights Bill over the line. This evening, the House of Lords voted 244 to 220 to reject the removal of the cap on compensatory awards for unfair dismissal in...
by Andrew Macmillan | Dec 5, 2025 | News
The Government has just published its important and significant amendments to the Employment Rights Bill. As widely anticipated, the relevant amendment now says: “Omit Section 124” – which is the section of the Employment Rights Act 1996 containing the caps on...
by Andrew Macmillan | Nov 27, 2025 | News
The government announced on the eve of the recent budget, the following increases to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates, to take effect on 1 April 2026:- Age 21 and over – from £12.21 to £12.71ph Age 18-20 – from £10 to £10.85ph Age 16-17 and...
by Andrew Macmillan | Nov 23, 2025 | News
We are delighted to announce that, from early 2026, we will be offering a brand new affordable service for all our clients – employment mediation. Employment mediation can tackle employment disputes early preventing the need for unwanted expense, time and hassle...
by Andrew Macmillan | Nov 17, 2025 | News
In the case of O’Brien v Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Ms O’Brien was dismissed for misconduct after allegations that she had failed to work her contracted hours and falsely claimed overtime. The Trust became aware of the concerns in 2018 but...
