by Amy Martin | Dec 10, 2021 | General News, Redundancy, Uncategorised
On 8 December 2021, Vishal Garg, Chief Executive of US mortgage firm Better.com, called a meeting with 900 of his staff. A recording of the zoom call which has now gone viral shows Garg stating as follows: “Hi everyone, thank you for joining. I come to you with not...
by Amy Martin | Dec 10, 2021 | COVID19, Employment updates, General News, Uncategorised
Did you know that an employee/ ex-employee does not have to pay any fees to the Employment Tribunal to issue a claim against their employer/ ex-employer? This has actually been the case since July 2017 when the Supreme Court abolished tribunal fees with immediate...
by Amy Martin | Dec 9, 2021 | COVID19, Employment updates, General News, Legislation changes, Uncategorised
On 8 December The Government announced that it is introducing further COVID-19 restrictions for England broadly in line with the ‘Plan B’ announced in their Autumn/Winter Plan on 14 September 2021. What was announced? From Friday 10 December face coverings will...
by Amy Martin | Dec 8, 2021 | Employment updates, General News, Uncategorised
A probationary period allows both the employee and the employer to ‘test the water’ and to establish whether the right person is in the right job in the right company. Probation reviews are a two-way dialogue and give the employee and employer the opportunity to have...
by Amy Martin | Dec 8, 2021 | COVID19, Employment updates, General News, Legislation changes, Uncategorised
In the UK, most COVID-19 legal restrictions have now ended, including removing social distancing and social contact restrictions, although some restrictions are now back in place following the recent variant discovery. The Government have made the following...
by Amy Martin | Dec 8, 2021 | Employment updates, General News, Legislation changes, Uncategorised
Have you heard about the recent announcement to changes to the National Minimum Wage from April 2022?Rates from April 2022NLW ...