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As the implementation of the mandatory National Living Wage in April 2016 looms nearer, employers are starting to assess the financial costs of this. However, despite the direct increased costs of salaries within the workforce, a number of benefits for employers may also result.

Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act requiring commercial organisations, with a certain minimum turnover, to prepare a slavery and human trafficking statement for each financial year came into force yesterday, 29 October 2015.

The EAT has confirmed that an on-call night worker who lives at his place of work is only entitled to the National Minimum Wage for the time he is actually awake and carrying out his employment duties.

The Glasgow bin lorry crash has raised some serious questions about the medical information that should be provided by individuals applying for a new job.

There's been a lot of discussion in the news this week about public sector pay, with a particular focus on the NHS.

On 1 October 2015, further provisions of the Deregulation Act 2015 ("Act") were put into place. There are a number of changes made by the most recent additions...

The national living wage has already started to influence the way businesses are behaving. Chief Executive of Whitbread, Andy Harrison, has announced plans to lessen the impact of the National Living Wage by improving productivity and increasing prices.

Human Resources' departments are often asked to provide advice and guidance on disciplinary matters, however, a recent case from the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has warned of the risk of overstepping the mark and applying ‘improper' influence.