The Prime Minister has made headline news this week as he faces allegations of bullying his staff. It’s not the first workplace bullying story to make the news. Late last year, the Tower of London sacked two men for bullying its first female yeoman warder and a recent high profile employment tribunal case [...] CONTINUE
Small business employers will need to give workers an extra day off in 2012, to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012.
To mark the monarch’s 60 years on the throne, the late May bank holiday will be moved to June 4, with June 5, 2012 also becoming a bank holiday – creating a special four-day [...] CONTINUE
British small businesses could be asked to pay employees an extra 20p an hour, if an increase on miniumum wage is approved.
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) have announced that they will approach the Low Pay Commission to make their case for a 3.5 per cent rise in the NMW, bringing it up to £6.
This comes [...] CONTINUE
The Federation of Small Businesses is urging the government to reduce regulation on training, believing small businesses will suffer as a consequence of the extra red tape.
The reaction was spurred by a recent push by the government to allow employees to request time off for training. The issue lies in regulation that says each request [...] CONTINUE
