Small businesses have a people management “blind spot”, often overlooking how stronger HR practice could support their growth, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)’s head of public policy told MPs earlier this month. Speaking to the business, energy and industrial strategy committee, Ben Willmott said many small business owners failed to recognise the… Continue Reading

The minimum contributions that you and your staff pay into an automatic enrolment workplace pension scheme are set by the government. Automatic enrolment applies to all employees and automatic entry into this scheme is dependent upon an employee’s annual earnings. Current contribution rates are as follows:- Date Total minimum contribution  Employer minimum contribution 06/04/2019 onwards… Continue Reading

It is expected that a statutory right to take up to two weeks’ paid leave after the death of a child will become law in 2020. It is proposed that parents will be able to take two weeks of paid time off in the event of the death of a child under 18. Employees will… Continue Reading

These new regulations are now in force, effective from 6 April 2017. The requirement to report applies to employers who have 250 employees or more on the “snapshot” date, which is 5 April for businesses and charities and 31 March for public sector organisations. The first report is due within 12 months of the relevant… Continue Reading

[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”no” equal_height_columns=”no” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” background_position=”center center” background_repeat=”no-repeat” fade=”no” background_parallax=”none” enable_mobile=”no” parallax_speed=”0.3″ video_aspect_ratio=”16:9″ video_loop=”yes” video_mute=”yes” overlay_opacity=”0.5″ border_style=”solid” padding_top=”20px” padding_bottom=”20px”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ layout=”1_1″ spacing=”” center_content=”no” hover_type=”none” link=”” min_height=”” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” class=”” id=”” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_position=”left top” background_repeat=”no-repeat” border_size=”0″ border_color=”” border_style=”solid” border_position=”all” padding=”” dimension_margin=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”left” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_offset=”” last=”no”][fusion_text] A recent court case examined whether serious negligence can amount to… Continue Reading