If you are a new user, welcome! We look forward to helping you with any HR issues you may have.
You may want to view some brief instructions on finding your way around the site and using our service.

If you are about to issue any new policies, we would advise you to look at what our new premium service can offer you.

Buying (additional) helpline time:
If you require additional helpline time, you can buy it on an ad hoc basis.

What's new?

• Rates: the annual increase in the rates for compensatory awards for unfair dismissal, a "week's pay" for calculating statutory redundancy payments, and a statutory guarantee payment will increase from 1 February 2009. The new rates for SMP, SAP, SPP and SSP, which take effect in April 2009, have also been published.
• Flexible working: plans to extend the right to request flexible working, as from April 2009, to all parents of children aged under 16 have been confirmed. In addition, under the proposed Children, Skills and Learning Bill, all UK employees with the requisite length of service will be able to request time off to undertake relevant training.
• Agency workers: the Agency Workers' Directive must be in force in the UK by 5 December 2011. This will give agency workers equal rights to permanent staff after 12 weeks with an employer.
• Opt-out: the European Parliament has voted to scrap the ability to opt-out of the maximum 48 hour week.
• Grievances and discipline: ACAS has published its revised draft guidance on grievance and discipline , prior to the repeal of the statutory dispute resolution procedures.

New on the site:
We have added legal overviews on Attachment of Earnings Orders and Restrictive Covenants and three new policies: flexible working, business gifts and hospitality and work-related functions and events.

We've also added a new range of DOs and DON'Ts for managers which can be used as handouts or quick refreshers.

Consultancy services:
If you require further on-site assistance, or bespoke training, coaching or mentoring from our consultancy team, do call us to discuss your requirements.

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