The new ACAS guidance on age discrimination for employers, managers, HR professionals, employees, trade union representatives and job applicants is worth a read. It offers advice on ways to prevent age discrimination in the workplace, provides examples of the forms this discrimination may take and suggests different methods of dealing with cases of age discrimination should it occur. The guidance … [Read more...]

The recent Employment Tribunal decision in Jolly v Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust has concluded that Mrs Jolly, aged 88, has been unfairly dismissed by her employer after over 25 years of service. Mrs Jolly now awaits a hearing to determine remedy to be awarded to her. The facts Mrs Jolly was employed by Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust since 1991 undertaking administrative … [Read more...]

New Mental Health and Wellbeing Policy Our HR team has been busy preparing a new policy for our clients. This is something you need to implement within your organisation. It draws upon existing policies that our Watertight Clients will have in place. The new policy sets out a framework for how employers should deal with mental health and wellbeing issues. The policy is free to our Watertight HR … [Read more...]

As April approaches, so does a whole host of tweaks and changes that your business needs to be aware of and prepared for. Here is a summary of the key changes: All workers will have a legal entitlement to an itemised payslip Payslips for hourly paid staff must contain a break down of the hours that they have worked and their rate of pay. The auto-enrolment pension rates will … [Read more...]

The BBC have reported that Hermes have struck a deal with the GMB union to create ‘Self-Employed Plus’ status for its workers. There has been an ongoing dispute over the status of Hermes staff with a number of couriers working for Hermes as self-employed contractors successfully arguing that they are indeed workers in the Leeds Employment Tribunal. To read more about what happens in this case … [Read more...]