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PAY & CONDITIONS - 10.09.2024

New legal requirements for fair distribution of tips

The Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 comes into force on 1 October 2024, requiring employers to pay tips, gratuities and service charges to staff in full and to allocate them fairly and transparently. What steps should you be taking now?

MINIMUM WAGE - 10.09.2024

Cost of living to be factored into minimum wage

Cost of living. The government sets the national living wage (NLW) and national minimum wage (NMW) rates annually following the advice of the Low Pay Commission (LPC). It’s now updated the LPC’s remit to factor in the cost of living (see The next step ). So, when the LPC makes its recommendation in October 2024 for the NLW rate to apply from April 2025, this will, for the first time, take into account the cost of living, as well as continuing to consider the impact on business, competitiveness, the labour market and the wider economy, and ensuring the rate doesn’t drop below two-thirds of median earnings for workers aged 21 and over. ...

HOMEWORKING - 10.09.2024

Should you be concerned about “hushed hybrid”?

“Hushed hybrid” is where managers covertly allow their staff to work from home despite official return to the office mandates. Is there a problem with this and how can you stop it?

MINIMUM WAGE - 10.09.2024

Holiday savings scheme results in minimum wage breach

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled that an employer’s holiday savings scheme for its employees breached the rules relating to the national minimum wage. Why was this and what could the employer have done differently?

BENEFITS - 10.09.2024

Paying discretionary annual bonuses

It’s common for employers to provide an annual bonus for staff in addition to their basic salary, but usually this is expressed to be discretionary rather than a guaranteed contractual right. How must you exercise your discretion and what is the key risk?

PAY - 27.08.2024

Rights relating to pay, overtime and payslips

You know you must comply with minimum wage provisions when determining staff pay rates and running payroll. What other considerations are there when it comes to setting pay and overtime rates and issuing payslips?

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BENEFITS - 01.07.2024

Withdrawing lifelong travel benefit was breach of contract

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled that an employer couldn’t rely on the terms of its agreement with a third-party provider to withdraw a lifelong travel benefit from staff. How might this ruling impact your contractual benefit provision?

ATYPICAL WORKERS - 27.08.2024

How to deal with a request for term-time working

As autumn terms start after the long summer break, it’s a prime time to receive requests for term-time working from employees who struggled with balancing work and childcare during the holidays. How should you deal with this type of request?

MINIMUM WAGE - 27.08.2024

No minimum wage due when travelling from home to sites

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has held that time spent by workers travelling from their homes to farms on the employer’s minibus wasn’t payable at minimum wage rates. Does this mean the minimum wage is never due for travel time?

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