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Archive for June, 2010

As of tomorrow (01/07/2010), there will be significant changes made to the laws regarding smoking in vehicles, which will require many company vehicles to be smoke-free at all times. Read the rest of this entry »

Overtime is something with which we are all familiar. However, it may interest you to read that employees have no right to extra pay for working extra hours; nor is there a minimum amount of overtime pay, as long as the employee’s average pay rate doesn’t fall below minimum wage.
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Part-time work not only allows employees extra time for alternative commitments or hobbies, it also helps them reduce their stress levels, spend time with their family and look after any dependents. An important thing to bear in mind is that employees do not have to work a set number of hours before they gain employment rights; part-time employees may work less hours than full-time employees, but they have the same statutory employment rights. This includes the same rights to pay as full-time employees, as well as the same training opportunities, career-breaks and pro-rata holiday entitlement. Employers are also not allowed to discriminate against part-time employees when selecting employees for redundancy.

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Employment contracts are binding agreements to rights and responsibilities, but they can be changed. Employers may need to make changes to employment contracts because of changes in the law, market or economy; they may need to move the company, shut down or expand part of the company or even add a new element to the company. In these cases, employees may see their contracts change to reflect different rate of pay, different responsibilities for both employer and employee and even changes in the location of their job.

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