Author: Susannah Peck

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Two year limit for Holiday Pay

22.12.2014
By Susannah Peck

Action has been taken by the government to protect employers over Holiday Pay. The initial ruling in October 2014 was...

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MPs back equal pay bill

18.12.2014
By Susannah Peck

MPs were unanimous in backing a bill that would force large businesses into revealing their gender pay data. Only seven...

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Changes to food labelling requirements

12.12.2014
By Susannah Peck

Food labelling requirements are changing from the 13 December 2014 and will oblige all food businesses to provide information about...

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Government contracts on offer to SMEs

11.12.2014
By Susannah Peck

Cabinet Officer Minister Francis Maude has indicated that 25% of government contracts should go to SMEs by May 2015. The...

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Tax relief for apprenticeships

08.12.2014
By Susannah Peck

George Osborne’s announcement to abolish National Insurance charges to companies taking on apprentices under the age of 25 has been...

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‘Job tax’ abolished

04.12.2014
By Susannah Peck

George Osborne announced yesterday that any business who takes on apprentices under the age of 25 will be exempt from...

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Shared Parental Leave – An Update

01.12.2014
By Susannah Peck

Are you up to date on the new legislation round shared parental leave? Here’s our round-up on the facts you...

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Fee For Intervention – working and here to stay

27.11.2014
By Susannah Peck

The Fee For Intervention (FFI) Scheme, designed to shift the cost of regulating workplace health and safety from the public...

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Overtime and holiday pay

27.11.2014
By Susannah Peck

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has handed down judgment in three holiday pay appeals, and although the decision will lead...

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Business owner jailed for safety failings

27.11.2014
By Susannah Peck

The owner of a scaffolding business has been jailed for 15 months due to safety failures that lead to the...

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