The independent Low Pay Commission (LPC) has recommended an increase of 3 per cent in the national minimum wage. If the government decides to accept the recommendation the NMW will rise to £6.50 in October 2014. This will be the… read more →
1. Criminal records checks; new filtering system in force – effective 29th May 2013 Certain old and minor cautions and convictions (protected convictions and cautions) will be filtered out and no longer disclosed when criminal records checks are made for… read more →
New Statutory Payment rates announced for April 2014 The Department for Work and Pensions has announced the proposed new rates for Statutory Sick Pay (SSP), Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP), Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP) and Statutory Adoption Pay (SAP) for tax… read more →