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28 Sep 2008

Minimum wage & new maternity laws
The new National Minimum Wage rates come into effect 1st October, with the standard rate increasing to £5.73 per hour from 1st October. On the 5th October, maternity laws change and you will need to update/replace your existing maternity policy.
18 Jun 2008

Tips paid by tronc DO NOT count towards minimum wage
HMRC has successfully challenged a ruling that staff can receive a basic pay rate below the minimum wage provided their hourly rate is at least equivalent to it by the time tips are counted and paid via a tronc system.
15 May 2008

Flexible working, time off for education, equal rights for agency workers, increased enforcement for discrimination legislation.
The government announced yesterday its intention to develop its existing employment laws. Among the issues raised was the intention of implementing Sainsbury’s HR Director Imelda Walsh’s recommendation to extend the right to request flexible working to all parents of children under 16, the current compulsory school age, from April next year.
31 Mar 2008

April 2008
Statutory Rates and Allowances increase from 6th April
29 Feb 2008

Are your staff legal?
£10,000 fine for each employee and up to two years in prison from 29th February 2008.