Did you know that from 1 October 2014, an expectant father will be entitled to unpaid time off for ante-natal appointments. 30% of fathers don’t take any time off before the birth of their child and the new legislation is aimed at encouraging fathers’ involvement with their children. Continue reading
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Health Management Ltd to deliver Health and Work Service
The Government has chosen Health Management Ltd to deliver its Health and Work Service scheme. The scheme is aimed to help the almost 1 million employees who take long-term sick leave each year. Continue reading
Employment tribunal claims down drastically after fees were introduced
One year ago, in July 2013, the Government introduced fees for bringing a claim to employment tribunal. Sexual harassment, unfair dismissal and discrimination claims now cost claimants £1,200. Claims to recover unpaid wages or holiday pay cost the employees £390. This has, unsurprisingly, had a major impact on the number of claims processed by the tribunal courts. Continue reading
Fit for Work UK call to action to prevent chronic illness
Fit for Work UK have issued a call to action this week (21st July 2014) to put the growing ill-health of UK workforce on the agenda. Continue reading
XpertHR 2014 absence survey results
XpertHR 2014 absence survey results have been released. The survey, which received 256 responses, found that the national average absence rate was 2.6% of working time in 2013, equivalent to six days per employee. Continue reading
World Cup starts tomorrow!
Every 4 years it is that time again… the FIFA World Cup (and it starts tomorrow in case you’ve been living under a rock and don’t care about football.) Continue reading
Secret recordings admissible as evidence in employee tribunals
You may have read about the court case that has recently been the topic of much talk and many articles in the HR world because the judges allowed the employee to submit secret recordings of the her hearings with the employer as evidence. Continue reading
Rules about employment tribunals have changed
In an attempt to tackle the number – and cost – of disputes between employees and employers, the Government have introduced new rules about employment tribunals. Here is our update on what is new. Continue reading
Today is National Sickie Day
The first Monday in February is the day workers in the UK are most likely to call in sick – the National Sickie Day. The cold weather, post-Christmas credit card bills and the long months ahead before summer and holidays all contribute to many employees deciding to stay in bed on this day. Continue reading
Absence Management Survey 2013 published
CIPD and Simplyhealth have published the annual Absence Management survey results for 2013. The survey got 618 responses from organisations employing in total 2.3 million employees. Continue reading