Introduction To UK Employment Laws For U.S. Employers

This brief overview of employment laws in the United Kingdom summarizes the key issues to consider when engaging staff in the United Kingdom. The purpose of this guide is to introduce U.S. employers to key concepts of UK employment law, which may be unfamiliar to them. It is not intended to be comprehensive and employers must seek specific legal advice in relation to individual cases.
Basic Principles
The following general principles should be noted:

A number of […]

By | September 30th, 2014 ||

Australia: Are you sure you’re paying enough? You could face massive fines if you’ve got it wrong!

Do you pay your employees above the minimum base award rates? Do your employees work through their breaks, more than 38 hours per week, on weekends, public holidays or outside of ordinary hours of work? If so, you may be underpaying them.

Most businesses have some employees covered by an award. Awards typically contain a base rate of pay plus additional entitlements for things such as overtime, penalty rates and allowances (award entitlements). Generally speaking, […]

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Australia: The mature aged workforce – work health and safety questions for the future

In brief – Ageing workforce likely to lead employers to make significant adjustments
In light of the ageing workforce, employers may find they have to reassess their recruitment practices, consider what reasonable adjustments could be made to accommodate individual workers, take steps to avoid discrimination claims and offer programs to employees to promote a healthy and safe workplace.
Changes to pension age, superannuation contributions and composition of workforce
Between 2010 and 2050, the number of people aged […]

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