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Pay and benefits

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  • Type:
    Legal timetable

    New duty to provide guidance to beneficiaries of pension schemes introduced

    The Regulations introduce new requirements on occupational and personal pension schemes to provide guidance to beneficiaries.

  • Date:
    8 December 2021
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    The 10 most important employment law cases in 2021

    Despite the coronavirus pandemic, HR professionals have had their fair share of employment law rulings to keep track of in 2021. We count down the 10 most important judgments of the year that every employer should know about.

  • Date:
    3 December 2021
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Employment law in 2022: Eight action points for HR

    As well as continuing to deal with workplace issues caused by the coronavirus pandemic, there will be many other important employment law developments for HR to grapple with in 2022. What does HR need to do to meet its obligations and prepare for the coming year?

  • Type:
    Legal timetable

    National minimum wage rises

    The hourly rates of the national minimum wage increase.

  • Type:
    Legal timetable

    Health and social care levy introduced

    Employers and employees are subject to a new tax, known as the health and social care levy.

  • Date:
    14 October 2021
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Webinar: Giving your reward strategy a starring role to drive your employee value proposition

    Debra Corey, Chief Pay it Forward Officer, speaker, author and consultant at DebCo HR, introduces the concept of employee value proposition (EVP) and explains the important role that reward has to play to drive your EVP.

  • Type:
    Survey analysis

    Questions and answers: Average weekly earnings

    From January 2010, the average earnings index was replaced by the average weekly earnings series as the Office for National Statistics' official measure of earnings growth. Here we explain how to use the statistics, and what they tell us about what is happening to pay growth.

  • Date:
    18 August 2021
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Unpaid work trials: Legitimate recruitment practice or exploitation?

    Most employers recognise that recruitment is far from an exact science. A candidate might interview well, but how do we know that they can fulfil the role? Alan Lewis, partner with Constantine Law, examines the grey area of work trials and their interpretation under national minimum wage rules.

  • Date:
    16 July 2021
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Webinar: Reward benchmarking - what, why and how

    Cendex's Penne Cecil Hutton talks through reward benchmarking, including when to use it, data sources, and how to effectively benchmark all elements of reward.

  • Date:
    26 April 2021
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    What you need to know about the Pension Schemes Act 2021

    The new Pension Schemes Act gives the Pensions Regulator increased power to prosecute on behalf of scheme members who have been left shortchanged by the actions of a variety of people involved in a business. Simon Kew gauges how businesses should respond to the changes.

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