Modern slavery
The Modern Slavery Act 2015 consolidates and codifies the law on modern slavery. The key provision in the Modern Slavery Act 2015 for UK employers is section 54, which requires large commercial organisations to prepare a slavery and human trafficking statement for each financial year.
Top 10 HR questions February 2016: National living wage
The national living wage – the new minimum wage for workers aged 25 and over – comes into force on...
Top 10 HR questions December 2015: Severe weather
Many employers will have been affected by the severe storms over recent weeks. The top FAQ on XpertHR in December...
Top 10 HR questions November 2015: Cancellation of annual leave
FAQs on the cancellation of annual leave were among the most popular in November, in our monthly round up.
If...
Top 10 HR questions October 2015: Overtime and holiday pay
From overtime and holiday pay to safety helmets for Sikhs, we round up the most popular HR questions in October 2015.
Modern slavery regulations come into force
The regulations laying out large employers’ responsibilities to publish modern slavery statements every year come into force today, 29 October...
An A to Z of legal changes 2015/16: Your questions answered
XpertHR’s webinar An A to Z of legal changes 2015/16 took employers through recent and upcoming developments in employment law....
Top 10 HR questions September 2015: Modern slavery statements
Modern slavery statements were the subject of the most popular FAQ in September in our monthly round up of the...
Employment law changes October 2015: a six-point checklist
Every October brings new employment law changes, and 2015 is certainly no different. While the Government’s proposals to toughen the...
Caste discrimination: servant awarded £184,000 for unpaid wages
An employment tribunal has awarded a domestic servant who brought one of the UK’s first claims for caste discrimination £184,000...
How employers can prepare for the Modern Slavery Act
Employers will soon be required to publish a modern slavery statement setting out how they protect against slavery in their...
Top 10 HR questions July 2015: “Some other substantial reason”
New FAQs covering various aspects of dismissal were among the most popular on XpertHR in July, including one on the...
Employers required to produce modern slavery statements from October 2015
Large employers will have to publish a modern slavery statement for each financial year, the Government has confirmed.
The requirement...
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