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Vol. 05 / Issue No. 01
Date: Winter 2005
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FREE TOOL FROM HSE – ASSESS YOUR H&S PERFORMANCE
To identify how well you manage your health and safety hazards
in the workplace use the new web based tool from HSE. Just
answer a series of questions anonymously and you’ll
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performance and benchmarking reports from other small businesses.
Visit www.hspi.info-exchange.com
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and assess your H&S performance now!
THE INFORMATION AND CONSULTATION OF EMPLOYEES REGULATIONS
2004
The Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations
2004, have now been approved by Parliament and will take effect
on 6 April 2005. The new Regulations give employees the right
to request the negotiation of an agreement which will set
out a procedure for informing and consulting workforce representatives
on a variety of business issues.
The Regulations will initially apply only to business with
150 or more employees, but their scope will be extended to
all businesses with 100 or more employees by April 2007, and
to all businesses with 50 or more employees by April 2008.
INCREASE IN TRIBUNAL COMPENSATION LIMITS
From 1st February 2005 the absolute maximum possible award
on unfair dismissal will be £65,200. Discrimination
cases are not affected as there is no statutory limit to the
amount employment tribunals can award in such cases.
ROLLED UP HOLIDAY PAY
There has been conflicting decisions on the question –
Is a worker whose normal pay includes a “rolled-up”
holiday pay allowance and who is therefore not normally paid
while on holiday nevertheless entitled to be paid during the
holiday to which he is entitled under the Working Time Regulations?
The position is due for hearing by the ECJ shortly. In the
meantime, the President of the EAT has redrafted guidelines
“ for future guidance of Employment Tribunals”.
The main point of the guidance is that unless there is mutual
agreement for genuine payment for time worked an employee
will normally be able to claim pay while absent on holiday
even though his normal pay includes what the employer regards
as rolled up holiday pay. Expert advice should be taken in
any relevant situation.
FREE E-LEARNING FROM ACAS
The following free e-learning packs are now available from
ACAS:
Information & consultation
Dealing with absence
Disciplinary & Grievance
Contracts of employment
Handling redundancy
Register at www.acas.org.uk/elearning.
You only need to register once to be able to access each package.
O V E R S T R E T C H E D ?
If you’re having problems finding or keeping staff
or feeling perplexed about employment rights, then Simply
People can help you.
Why not call our Rainham office for a free initial consultation
on 01634 311285.
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