Closure of SSP Rebate Scheme
HMRC has announced that the Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme will close on 17 March 2022. Employers will no longer be able to claim back Statutory Sick Pay for their employees’ coronavirus-related…
What is a tribunal and how can they be avoided?
Employment tribunal’s deal with claims brought against employers by employees. Claims can typically relate to unfair and wrongful dismissals, discrimination, equal pay, and deductions from wages. When employment tribunals were…
Maternity leave – What are the current requirements?
When you take time off to have a baby you might be eligible for Statutory Maternity Leave and Statutory Maternity Pay. Below we have outlined what you could be entitled…
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)…
HR Christmas Charity Donations 2021
From everyone at Ward Williams HR, may we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year! Instead of sending out Christmas cards this year we are making…
Why your new business needs HR
The obvious reason is to start as you mean to go on…. As a start-up, HR is often over looked. The pandemic has changed the way we work, and has…
New guidance on ‘fire and rehire’
ACAS have released new best practice advice on promoting and maintaining good employee relations. The recommendation is to aim, to reach agreement with proposed contractual changes in order to avoid…
Employee entitlement to the Bank Holiday
In 2022, the May Spring Bank Holiday will be moved to Thursday 2nd June and an additional Bank Holiday on Friday 3rd June will create a four-day weekend to help…