Under the current legislation, employees must have been with an employer for at least one year before they can make a claim for unfair dismissal. From 6th April 2012 the Government has announced an increase in the qualifying period to 2 years. This change follows the ‘Resolving Workplace Disputes’ consultation which was launched by the… Read More


Does your business have an absence problem? How much is absence costing your business? It is important to monitor just what is going on. It can cause so much disruption to the business when one member of staff phones in sick. It is therefore important to ensure that it is well managed and absence levels kept… Read More