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Minimum Wage
For pay reference periods beginning on or after 1 October 2011 eligible workers will be entitled to the following:
- £6.08 per hour for adult workers aged 21 and above (this was previously 22)
- £4.98 per hour for workers aged 18 to 20 (this was previously 18 to 21)
- £3.68 per hour for workers aged below 18
- £2.60 per hour for apprentices (this is new)
Statutory Sick Pay
Currently £81.60 per week
From 9th April 2012 - £85.85 per week
Statutory Maternity, Paternity, Additional Paternity, Adoption Pay and Maternity Allowance
Currently £128.73 per week
From 9th April 2012 - £135.45 per week
Redundancy Pay
- 0.5 week's pay for each year of service under the age of 22
- 1 week's pay for each year year of service when aged between 22 and 40
- 1.5 weeks' pay for each year of service when aged 41 or over
Currently subject to a current maximum of £400 per week (£430 from 1st Feb 2012) and only applicable to employees with 2 or more years' continuous service (maximum £12000 or £12900 from 1st Feb 2012).
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News
Countdown to Retirement
In the last issue we informed you that the Government were ploughing on with the scrapping of the Default Retirement Age (DRA) which would take effect from 1st October 2011
More Equality Act Provisions
The Equality Act, which came into force on 1st October 2010, has been the subject of a couple of previous articles and as some of its provisions are effective from April 2011, we thought it might be useful to remind you of these and some of the more significant elements that are already in force and how they might affect you as employers
Additional Paternity Leave and Pay
With effect from April 2011 there will be a new entitlement to paternity leave for fathers, partners (of either sex) of mothers and adopters. This is in respect of babies due on or after 3rd April 2011.
Government to Slash Red Tape
Firms with fewer than ten employees are to benefit from a three-year moratorium on new domestic regulations.
The Guest Slot......Pensions Reforms
Pensions reform is a package of both state and private pension changes to be introduced in 2012 that will completely change the face of the pension industry in the UK. Employers will have new responsibilities to contribute to their workforce’s pension plans, and this will have a big impact on your business.
How to...... Gather Evidence for Tribunal
Business owners and managers need to understand the legal framework in which they operate. This means considering how an employment tribunal would scrutinise evidence should an employee claim come before it.
Current Vacancies
We are recruiting into various posts for a Leeds based Management Consultancy firm
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