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Hi,
In this bulletin we look at employment legislation changes that were planned to be implemented during April but have now been abandoned, the new Statutory payments that take effect from 6th April, guidelines on employing non-EU workers and the introduction of the Bribery act and the urgent steps you need to take to comply.
We also discuss how to deal with a sick employee who then declares he’s been playing football on Faceboook and the rights of shop workers relating to Sunday working.
As ever, your feedback is always appreciated so please do let us know if there’s anything else you would like to see in our e-Bulletin.
Kind regards,
Angela
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| Angela Rhodes on Annual Leave |
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Angela will be away on annual leave between 1st and 10th May inclusive. For any urgent issues during this time, please call the office and one of her colleagues will be available to help, but it would be appreciated if the not-quite-so-urgent issues could wait until her return. |
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| Employment Legislation Changes Abandoned |
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This month there is news of two pieces of legislation which have been abandoned - the changes to the Right to Request Time To Train and the changes to the Right to Request Flexible Working.
Click here for more details. |
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| Statutory Payment Changes |
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This month there are changes to a number of statutory payments (including maternity, paternity and adoption pay) and the additional payments made to employers.
Click here for more details. |
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| Bribery Act 2010 Comes Into Force on 1st July 2011 |
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Last week it was anounced that the Act will come into force on 1st July with no grace period which means companies are required to comply prior to that date.
Click here for the full details.
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| Rights to Work in the UK |
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The UK Border Agency recently published some useful new guidance containg full details of the checks employers should make of prospective employees as evidence of their right to work in the UK.
Click here for the full link. |
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| Off Sick But Playing Football on Facebook |
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How would you handle a "sick" employee who's later found to have published details of a football match he played on Facebook?
Click here for more. |
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| Staff Can Opt Out Of Sunday Working |
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Shop workers who are or may be obliged to work on a Sunday, have the right to a statutory statement that explains their right to opt-out of Sunday working.
Click here for some important advice. |
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In Closing
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As always, we love to receive your feedback and we'd be especially grateful if you could let me know what you think of our new e-Bulletin layout and our new website. You can drop us an email via angela@crispinrhodes.co.uk or give the office a call directly on 01908 576991. Also, don't forget you can download our new Desktop Guides to HR completely free of charge.
Lastly, please could we ask you to use the link below to forward this email onto anyone you think would benefit from keeping abreast of the latest changes to HR law? (And if you've been forwarded this email, you can subscribe to receive it every month by emailing or visiting our website)
Thank you once again, and for now we wish you all the best.
Kind regards,
The Crispin Rhodes Team
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About Us
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Crispin Rhodes is a specialist human resources company that offers a wide range of cost effective HR services, tailored to the needs of small and medium size businesses.
We provide advice and tailored service packages embracing recruitment, HR policies and procedures, discipline and grievance, sickness, terms and conditions of employment, maternity, paternity and adoption, redundancy, psychometric testing and one to one personal development.
If you’re worried about a HR problem in your business or simply need someone to point you in the right direction, drop us an email or give us a call. Our contact details are at the bottom of this email.
And remember - No company that has followed Crispin Rhodes’ advice has ever successfully been taken to a tribunal or has ever fallen foul of any HR-related legal minefield!
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Your Questions Answered
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Q: We are monitoring the absence levels of our staff on a regular basis in an attempt to manage absence more closely and as a result, reduce the levels of sickness absence throughout the business. What is the "lost-time rate" of measuring absence?
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A: The "lost-time rate" is a method of measuring the absence of employees across a Company by taking the total amount of time lost through absence in days during a twelve month period and expressing this as a percentage of the total number of potential working days during that period.
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Tel 01908 576991 - Fax 01908 607533 - Free HR Resources - Newsletter Archive - Contact Us
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