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Increase in statutory family-related pay and sick pay

08Mar

HR and Employment Law Advice and Support

Increase in statutory family-related pay and sick pay

The government has published the proposed statutory rates for maternity pay, paternity pay, shared parental pay, adoption pay, parental bereavement pay and sick pay from April 2022. The rate for…

20Dec

by Sarena Harwood

HR and Employment documentation production, HR and Employment Law Advice and Support, Payroll Services

Temporary change to Fit Notes

For Statutory Sick Pay (SSP), where employees go off sick on or after 10 December 2021, employers can only ask employees for proof of sickness (such as a fit note)…

18Mar

by Hannah Peyton

Coronavirus, Payroll Services

The Chancellor confirmed the amendment previously announced by the Prime Minister on 4 March 2020 (www.gov.uk/government/news/sick-pay-from-day-one-for-those-affected-by-coronavirus), that the requirement for three waiting days is to be suspended allowing SSP to…

19Jun

by Sarena Harwood

Occupation Health Services

What is Wellness in the workplace?

Things in the workplace are forever changing. Employers are certainly keeping busy; from learning new technology, to supporting evolving teams, and navigating changes in employee benefits regulations. One of the…

26Feb

by Sarena Harwood

HR and Employment documentation production, HR and Employment Law Advice and Support, Payroll Services

Employers to provide itemised payslips

From 6 April 2019, new legislation will change how UK employers provide payslips to their workforces. More specifically, under the new system employers will have to deliver itemised payslips to…

18Feb

by Sarena Harwood

HR and Employment Law Advice and Support, Payroll Services

Changes to statutory rates from April 2019

04Feb

by Sarena Harwood

HR and Employment Law Advice and Support, Strategic HR planning for the future

Six important HR changes to be aware of in 2019

In 2018, employers had to deal with many changes to HR and Employment Law. This includes the introduction of the GDPR and gender pay reporting, changes to taxation of termination…