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.

The qualifying period for protection against unfair dismissal rose to two years in April 2012 (except in automatically unfair cases).

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.

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

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.