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Employment Tribunal Rules Overtime should be included in holiday pay calculations - What does this mean for your business?
This month’s Employment Tribunal decision upheld that any holiday pay calculated should take into account overtime. This is an important decision that all Employers need to take into consid…
Castle Book Club: Our Favourite Books
"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go." - Dr. Seuss, I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!Here at Castle Asssociates we love to read and w…
InfoGraph: A handy guide to Interview Etiquette
Job interviews have to be one of the most daunting aspects of job hunting. In an ever competative business & jobs environment you have to make sure that you are always at the top of your game to…
National Stress Awareness Day (NSAD) Wednesday Nov 5th 2014
Wednesday the 5th of November is National Stress Awareness Day (NSAD) and will the the 16th to be held at venues all over the UK. in 2013/2014 it is estimated that between 11.3 million working days w…
Legal Corner: Right to Trade Union Representation
All employees have the right to be accompanied by a trade Union Representative or colleague when attending a disciplinary or grievance hearing as outlined in section 10 of the Employment Relations Ac…
Infograph: Resume Cheat Sheet
When job hunting giving a good first impression is key to your success in landing your dream job. Your CV/Resume is often the first thing a potential employer has to judge your candidacy. As such, ge…
Legal Corner: Right to Itemised Pay Slip
Under the Employment Act 1996 all employees have the statutory right to an itemised payslip from the day they start work, whether it is printed and/or provided via electronic means. The pay slip must…
Legal Corner: Right to written terms of employment.
All employees have a statutory right to written terms of employment, which must be produced within 2 months of your employment.
Update To UK National Minimum Wage 2014
The national minimum wage is the minimum wage almost all workers are legally entitled to as set out in the National Minimum Wage Act 1998.As of 1st October 2014 NMW is set at:£6.50 for workers 21 and…
Legal corner: The right to request flexible working (Updated)
As of the 30th June 2014 all employees have the right to apply for a more flexible working agreement if they have:worked for their employer for 26 weeks continuously at the date that the applic…
Zero Hours Contracts: DBIS Consultation
Update on Department for Business Innovation and Skills Consultation.Zero hours contracts have been a hot topic over the last year or so; so much so in fact that in December 2013 the Department for B…
Unintentionally biased: the uncomfortable truth
You’re a progressive person, tolerant and accepting of the many differences which we can celebrate in our society. Like many people in this day and age, you not only believe in and support greater so…
