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.

Qualifying period for protection against unfair dismissal has been reduced to one year.

The minimum wage from 1st October 2009 is £5.80 an hour for workers aged 22 and over.  For 18 to 21 year olds, or for the first six months of employment if receiving accredited training, it is £4.83 an hour. The rate for 16 to 17 year olds (over school leaving age) is £3.57 per hour.

Employers must be able to prove staff are allowed to work in the UK.

Minimum entitlement to paid holiday has increased from 20 to 28 days per annum.

These change have taken effect in two stages: rising to 24 days entitlement on 1 October 2007 and to 28 days on 1 April 2009.