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An Employers Guide to Summer Holidays With the summer holidays just around the corner, balancing work and childcare for 6-7 weeks can be quite an overwhelming prospect for both employers and employees with childcare responsibilities.  It is important that employers...

Employers and Christmas. Avoiding the Pitfalls!

Valentine’s Day is here again and for many employers, this serves as a reminder that love can be found in many places, including at work. With people dedicating more time to their careers, relationships between colleagues are now common. Although romance in the air...

National Minimum Wages Changes The National Minimum Wage (NMW) is the minimum amount of money per hour to which workers in the UK are entitled. It is reviewed yearly by the government, which is advised by the Low Pay Commission (an independent body). As of 1 April...

New National Minimum Wage Rates Age                               Current Rate           New Rate from 1 October 2016 Age 25 +                             £7.20                   £7.20 Age 21 +                             £6.70                   £6.95 Age 18 –...

Voluntary overtime should be Included in calculation of statutory holiday pay The recent case in the Employment Tribunal of Brettle v Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council held that that voluntary overtime should be included in the calculation of statutory holiday pay....