Employers are being encouraged to allow their staff to work flexibly on 18 May as part of National Work from Home Day.
Companies should let staff experience how home working can positively impact on wellbeing, efficiency and productivity, said Phil Flaxton, Chief Executive of...
Clearer guidance over accruing holiday leave during a period of sickness has been given by the European Court of Justice (ECJ).
In a recent judgment, the minimum allowance to be carried forward was confirmed as four weeks, as specified by the Working Time Directive (WTD)....
Simon Kent explains how payroll professionals can play a far more proactive role at times of organisational change.
Organisational change at any level is a challenge for all parts of a business. Whether the company is considering a large-scale merger or acquisition, or simply tinkering with its reward and benefit strategy, there is always a danger that employees do not understand what exactly is happening and...
Janvi Patel considers a court ruling over when it is appropriate to suspend workers.
Sometimes a case comes along to make employers reconsider disciplinary practices. Crawford v Suffolk Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust [2012] All ER (D) 132 is such a case. It centres on the fairness of a hospital’s disciplinary investigation, resulting in the dismissal for gross...
Tanker drivers have rejected a deal over concerns about maintaining standards, security of employment and sub-contracting.
Unite, which represents drivers hired by national fuel distribution companies, is seeking further talks with employers, with the assistance of Acas to...
More than half of employers are facing an increased administrative burden since the introduction of the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR).
Fears that the Regulations would have a negative impact on the use of temporary workers seem unfounded. Despite the higher workload, only...
Employers may face calls for increased hours during April, due to changes to the Working Tax Credit (WTC).
Alterations to the welfare system mean that families with two employed adults must work 24 hours, with one parent employed for 16 hours, in order to receive WTC.
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Tax reforms, support for growth and reward for work formed the centre of George Osborne’s 2012 Budget.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced a continuation of his deficit reduction programme, by taking from the rich and giving to the poor in what has been dubbed...
Agency doctors are being paid up to £20,000 per week to make up for staffing shortfalls due to the Working Time Directive.
An investigation by The Sunday Telegraph found that the Regulations, which limit how many hours can be worked in a week, is forcing hospitals to...
The Chief Executive of Cable & Wireless stands to make £600,000 after working for the company for less than three months.
The technology company could be sold to Vodafone, which would reportedly trigger a clause in Gavin Darby’s contract. In the event of a...
A “race to the bottom” for pay could be created if the Transfer of Undertakings and Protection of Employment (TUPE) regulations are changed, according to the Trades Union Congress (TUC).
Following a call for evidence over an amendment to TUPE, the union responded...
Workers want more flexibility in order to avoid taking time off.
Findings from Canada Life Group Insurance show that nearly 60 per cent of employees have taken a day off despite not being ill. A significant proportion of them stated that family commitments and personal problems were...
Nearly a third of employers are likely to terminate temporary staff assignments early as a result of the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR).
According to the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo), which polled recruiters, 29 per cent are expecting hirers to end...
A total of 63 per cent of office staff say they feel restrained by the traditional nine-to-five shift pattern.
Research conducted by 2e2, an ICT services company, found that more than half thought they were more productive carrying out their job from home. Nearly three-quarters also...
The Supreme Court has backed employers by dismissing an employee’s claim over when he could take his holiday.
In Russell v Transocean a number of offshore oil and gas workers were contracted to work a pattern of two weeks offshore and then two weeks onshore. They argued that...
