Sick pay
Government plans to widen statutory sick pay and improve workplace health
Plans to offer a sick pay rebate for organisations that effectively help staff get back to work have been revealed...
Statutory Sick Pay reforms part of disabled workers’ support plans
Statutory Sick Pay will be reformed under new measures to better support people with disabilities and long-term health conditions.
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Mayfair club kitchen porters call for the Living Wage
The Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) has urged one of London’s most exclusive membership clubs to ensure its...
Outsourced government workers strike over pay
Outsourced workers at two government departments are striking over low pay and changes to pay cycles which a union has...
Outsourcing giant faces protests over payroll upgrade
The outsourcing company ISS faces protests today over changes to its payroll system that will see it withhold the pay...
April 2019 employment law changes: Seven things for HR to do
Every April, HR professionals are faced with a raft of amended employment laws and deadlines for their organisation to meet....
Healthcare provider charges workers for calling in sick
A healthcare provider that employs 7,000 staff has been imposing a £50 charge on employees who call in sick without...
2019 statutory pay rates revealed
The Government has published the statutory rates for maternity pay, paternity pay, shared parental pay, adoption pay and sick pay...
Swedish derogation repeal likely in gig economy shake-up
Prime minister Theresa May is planning a series of measures to toughen workers’ rights, including the ending of the Swedish...
Flexible sick pay could help reduce financial worries
Flexible sick pay, part-time sick leave and phased returns to work should be considered for employees who take absence for...
Labour pledges to give gig workers the same rights as employees
The Labour party would give gig economy workers the same rights as employees – including sick pay, parental leave and...
Ministry of Justice pay deal on rocks as unions reject ‘conditions’
Prospect union members yesterday joined their colleagues at the FDA union in rejecting a five-year pay deal that would have...
Uber to give drivers medical cover, sick pay and other benefits
Uber is to introduce numerous protections for its drivers through a new insurance scheme, including sick pay and maternity and...
Employment status: Time to review off-payroll arrangements
With greater scrutiny of employment status by HMRC, employers need to look carefully at their off-payroll labour arrangements, argues Hilary...
DPD to offer self-employed drivers sick pay and annual leave
Parcel delivery company DPD is to give self-employed drivers access to benefits such as paid annual leave, sick pay and...
