Acas Working for everyone - Workplace news

'Beast from the east' - travel disruption: from time to time, travel disruption can affect an employees ability to get to work on time, or in some cases at all. For situations from public transport cancellations to severe weather, employers and employees should consider how this could impact on the workforce. Employees are not automatically entitled to...read more.

Managing absence.

Employees refusal to work: the Court of Appeal has held that an employer was entitled to dismiss an employee for refusing to work, even though it was the employer's actions that had prevented them from resuming their full role. Refusal to work was a breach of contract, amounting to misconduct. It said ‘it is not the law that an employee who is the...read more. 

Dismissing employees.

 The National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2018: the National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2018 have been laid before parliament. They provide for the annual increase to the minimum wage and national living wage with effect from 1 April 2018. Amongst others, the latest changes can be viewed here...read more.

National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage.

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