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Human Resource Management Update
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Keeping up to date with developments in
Personnel and Human Resource Management is not easy - particularly at the moment with the rapid pace of change experienced by all businesses, and EU integration.
Highlighted below are just some of the new and proposed regulations. For assistance with addressing any of these issues, or your own unique problems, RAB Personnel Management Services are here to help.
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Individual Rights
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Minimum
Wage
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The qualifying period for protection against unfair dismissal
rose to two years in April 2012 (except in automatically unfair cases).
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The minimum wage from 1st October 2012
is £6.19 an hour for workers aged 21 and over. For 18 to 20 year olds it is
£4.98 an
hour. The rate for 16 to 17 year olds (over school leaving
age) is £3.68 per hour. The apprentice rate is £2.65 an hour.
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Illegal Working
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Employers must be able to prove staff are allowed to work in the UK.
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Working Time
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Minimum entitlement to paid holiday is 28 days per annum. This can include public and bank holidays.
Under the Agency Workers Directive, agency workers who have completed 12
weeks of service in the same role are now entitled to many of the same
employment and working conditions as other staff, including pay, overtime
payments and holiday entitlements.
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The contents of
this web site are intended for general information purposes only and
shall not be deemed to be or constitute legal advice. The summaries
represent our understanding of the law as at October 1st 2012 and it is
subject to change at any time. We cannot accept responsibility for any
loss as a result of acts or omissions taken in respect of this article.
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