Hot HR Weekly Digest - 25th - 28th April 2011

Hello and welcome to this week's Hot HR weekly digest!  I hope you find it useful and informative.

                                                                           

A warm welcome to Hot HR’s new members, I hope you are finding the information and content interesting. I would welcome any comments on the content of the group and of course any contributions to or starting of discussions would be most appreciated.

The week's summary/round up of information includes:

·         The week's Speed Read posted by Harmajinder Hayre from Ward Hadaway, the only employment law specialist within the Hot HR group

·         Interesting Read - topical information posted in the group

·         Question Time  - most popular question or discussion from within the group

This Weeks Employment Law Speed Read From Ward Hadaway: 26/04/2011

1. Oh Deer.....

2. Is it re-labelling or an amendment?

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Question Time/Poll - We are looking to arrange an event strictly for HR professionals. Please vote and let us know which topics would be of most interest to you

Interesting Read -   With much talk and anticipation of the royal wedding, some useful tips were posted on how to cope with wedding fever from an employment perspective        

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Enjoy the long weekend and the wedding celebrations!

Highstreet store to offer legal advice

I found this interesting article on Twitter, which has also been on the breakfast news last week legal advice.

It seems that the well known highstreet store will be offering legal advice in a number of areas. Although employment advice was not specifically mentioned in the interview, it may only be a matter of time before this service branches out into the remit of employment law.

Do you think this would provide an exciting opportunity for HR professionals who are seeking a new challenge? Or do you think it will lead to bigger problems in general with more and more individuals assuming they know the law and their legal rights and making the jobs of HR professionals even more difficult in the employment law field?

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Hot HR Weekly Digest 11th - 15th April

Hello and welcome to this week's Hot HR weekly digest!  I hope you find it useful and informative.

A warm Welcome to all the new members of Hot HR. I hope you are finding the information and content interesting. I would welcome any comments on the content of the group and of course any contributions to or starting of discussions would be most appreciated.

The week's summary/round up of information includes:

• The week's Speed Read posted by Harmajinder Hayre from Ward Hadaway, the only employment law specialist within the Hot HR group
• Interesting Read - topical information posted in the group
• Question Time  - most popular question or discussion from within the group

This Weeks Employment Law Speed Read From Ward Hadaway :

1. Another reason to give unscrupulous employers a sleepness night

2. Agency Workers Guidance

3. The importance of proportionality.....

Question Time - Does anyone have experience of being a CRM umbrella body?

Interesting Read -   Black and Asian workers are almost twice as likely to be unemployed... 

            

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Weekly Digest 4th - 8th April

Hello and welcome to this week's Hot HR weekly digest!  I hope you find it useful and informative.

The week's summary/round up of information includes:

• The week's Speed Read posted by Harmajinder Hayre from Ward Hadaway, the only employment law specialist within the Hot HR group
• Interesting Read - topical information posted in the group
• Question Time  - most popular question or discussion from within the group

This week's interesting and useful Speed Read from Ward Hadaway focussed on:  

1. The difference between a volunteer and an employee

2. Bribery Act guidance for commercial organisations

3. Important changes in April

Interesting Read -   The Agency Workers Regulations are probably going to be the most significant piece of legislation ever to hit the UK's private recruitment industry.

Question Time - Could anyone help me with a query regarding appeals?

Hot HR  Poll results - 'What content would you most like to see from a dedicated LinkedIn HR group?'

Questions & Discussions = 44%

Legal Updates = 33%

            

With the above poll results in mind, thank you to those new members who are contributing to the discussions in Hot HR. Please continue to contribute to the group and help it grow in quality and size.

Have a great weekend - enjoy the spring sunshine!

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Employment Law Update Timetable for April 2011

With all the changes to Employment Law in April here's a table of dates to help simplify the many updates! 

Date	Action	Detail
3rd April	Statutory maternity, paternity, and adoption pay	Statutory maternity, paternity, and adoption pay increased to £128.73
3rd April	Paternity leave extension	Fathers/partners of mothers with babies due on or after 3 April, or matched for adoption on or after that date, will be entitled to take up to six months additional paternity leave provided the mother has returned to work with leave remaining
5th April	Default retirement age	Final date on which employers can issue six and 12-month retirement notices under transitional provisions
6th April	Default retirement age	The DRA is abolished. Employers are no longer able to issue notifications for compulsory  retirement using DRA procedure
6th April	Equality Act 2011	The positive action in recruitment and promotion permit employers to choose applicants with a protected characteristic when deciding between equally qualified candidates. The public-sector equality duty to eliminate unlawful discrimination against those with protected characteristics also comes into force on 6 April, together with the new equal pay and employment codes of practice
6th April	Statutory Sick Pay	Statutory sick pay increased to £81.60 per week
6th April	Pay	Tax code arrangements for termination payments changes
6th April	National Insurance Contributions	Employers NI contributions increase by 1% to 13.8% and for employees from 11% to 12%
6th April	Time off to train	The extension of this right to employers with fewer than 250 employees, due this month, was also cancelled in the budget.
	Holidays	There will be an additional bank holiday on Friday 29 April 2011 to mark the royal wedding