Each year, Mental Health Awareness Week takes place and this year it falls between May 13th and 19th 2019. The week aims to increase awareness of mental health challenges and spark action to promote the message of good mental health for all. With 2019 TUC research revealing that Brits work the longest hours in theRead more about Mental Health Awareness Week | HR hit hard by mental health absences[…]

To some this will seem just another of those irritating little deductions that come through on salary slips, but in reality the amount you contribute will have a huge impact on your future From Saturday, the start of the new financial year, the 10 million or so Britons who are included under the pensions auto-enrolmentRead more about Why the increase to workplace pension contributions is a much bigger deal than you think[…]

An employee facing disciplinary action may be legitimately suspended from work, but there are circumstances where any such suspension may be a breach of contract. A Court of Appeal judgment has provided greater clarity over when it is appropriate to suspend employees who are subject to disciplinary action without risking breaching implied terms of employment.Read more about Suspending an employee: Avoiding a knee-jerk reaction[…]

Decision could have implications for other public sector workers, say experts, as fire authority is ordered to backdate contributions Firefighters are entitled to increased pensions if they earn additional pay for working overtime or taking on extra duties, according to a High Court ruling which could have far-reaching implications for other public sector workers. OnRead more about Firefighters’ overtime payments are pensionable, High Court rules[…]