This month, Manuela Grossmann, our HR specialist will be talking in-depth about flexible working and how the new legislation will affect employers. 

Top tips on how to manage flexible workforce

Midweek Masterclass - October 

The Government has announced the rates of the National Living Wage (NLW) and National Minimum Wage (NMW) which will come into force from 1st April 2024. 

The Government has announced the rates of the National Living Wage (NLW) 

Minimum wage rates from April 2024 announced

 has recently published their work-related ill-health and injury 

Figures show that approximately 1.8 million workers in Great Britain are affected by work-related illnesses, with stress, depression, and anxiety accounting for nearly half of these cases.

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The Health and Safety Executive has recently published their work-related ill-health and injury statistics for 2023.

Health and Safety Executive statistics for 2023

The Home Office has announced that the penalties for failing to conduct appropriate right to work checks for employees will triple to a maximum fine of £60,000 in 2024.

For a first offence, penalties will be increasing next year from £15,000 to £45,000 and the maximum fine for a repeat offender will increase from £20,000 to £60,000. The increases have been announced with the aim of deterring modern slavery, illegal migration and exploitation.

The Home Office is not changing the rule set on how checks for non-British or Irish nationals should be completed. Employers must check the right to work for non-British workers by taking either of the following steps:

The gov.uk website has a full list of certified companies that can run digital ID checks of non-British job applicants (and existing employees). Employers can only use a government certified company to do the checks and a list of these can be found here:

2. Completing a Home Office online right to work check 

The job applicant or existing employee can generate a share code on the gov.uk website and share this with the employer.  

The employer can check the code to validate the right to work in the UK. 