The Health and Safety Executive’s guidance is that employers should provide private and clean facilities (other than toilets) for returning mothers to express breastmilk and a fridge to store it. Although there is no legal obligation on employers to do so, a recent case shows that employers who fail to do this could be...
The following question was raised by Valerie Vaz MP: “To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made on the potential merits of increasing the reimbursement of business travel in fully electric company cars.” Helen Whately MP responded on behalf of the Government: “The Government introduced the Advisory Electric Rate (AER) in...
Government has produced a new publication that provides guidance for businesses considering making offers of employment to people coming to the UK from Ukraine. There is information on checks you need to do, plus a useful FAQ – read more here.
4 out of 5 (78%) firms that attempted to recruit facing difficulties in finding staff Hospitality, construction and manufacturing firms most likely to report difficulties (80% or higher) Smaller firms reporting increasing wage pressures are making it harder to compete for staff Latest figures released by the British Chambers of Commerce show the pressure on firms struggling to recruit...
HMRC and ACAS are holding two webinars for employers on the new National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates. The seminars will look at the more common mistakes made by employers when it comes to the minimum wage and, crucially, how businesses can avoid them. There will also be a question and answer session, plus links to...
The February edition of the Employer Bulletin brings the latest HMRC updates and guidance to support employers, payroll professionals and agents. Included in the February edition are important updates on: changes to the Employer Helpline processes preparing for your last Full Payment Submission or Employer Payment Summary reporting expenses and benefits and grossing up benefits...
ACAS has launched a new campaign to support small businesses and organisations with mental health and wellbeing in the workplace. The guidance for businesses can be found on this link. There is also a communication toolkit for businesses which includes various assets. The law Employers have a ‘duty of care’. This means they must do...
The guidance to employers has been updated to reflect the recent change in policy regarding the need to take PCR tests if you test positive using a lateral from test. The new guidance is: If any of your workers get a positive rapid lateral flow test result but do not have any of the main...
Employers with less than 250 employees could reclaim up to the first two weeks of any COVID related Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) up to 30 September 2021. Government has now reactivated the SSP Rebate Scheme so that employers can claim for COVID related sickness absence from 21 December 2021. Employers can make a claim through...
This year sees an extra bank holiday for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. May Bank Holiday Weekend moves to Thursday 2 June 2022 with the additional day off added on 3 June. Depending on how the employment contracts are worded, staff may or may not be entitled to the time off as a paid bank holiday,...