Do You Have to Run Naked Through The Office To Get Sacked?

Do You Have to Run Naked Through The Office To Get Sacked?    To my surprise, while sat at my desk a colleague, Gareth ran through the office naked! Gareth was always the clown, but I thought he had gone too far this time, he was bound to get the sack. I was baffled when Gareth later told, me that our boss had given him several weeks paid leave to recover from the stress of the job. The truth is employers hires us because they want to make money. But employers don’t want to fire us because... 

Workplace Pensions 2012

Workplace Pensions 2012   From October 2012, employers will start to enrol workers into a workplace pension,with larger organisations enrolling their employees first as long as the employees meet the criteria below.   Who Pay’s in?   The employee and your employer and the government will pay into  the workplace pension scheme helping you save up for when you retire.   Are You Eligible?   To be eligible for the workplace pension scheme you have to meet the criteria below   are... 

Retirement Age to be Axed

The government is planning to scrap the default retirement age in the UK from October 2011. Under this new proposal, employers would no longer be allowed to dismiss staff when they reach the age of 65. Currently, when an employee reaches the age of 65 an employer can force the employee to retire without paying any financial compensation. Employers have a mandatory requirement to hold a meeting 6 months before the employees 65th birthday. At the end of this meeting it is at the employer’s discretion... 

What is the National Minimum Wage?

In October 2010 the National Minimum Wage rates will increase from: £5.80 to £5.93 an hour for workers aged 21 and over £4.83 to £4.92 an hour for workers aged 18 to 20 £3.57 to £3.64 an hour for workers aged 16 to 17 Apprentice for the first time will now be eligible for a minimum wage rate of £2.50 an hour The new apprenticeship rate will apply to: apprentices under 19 apprentices aged 19 and over, but in the first year of their apprenticeship Need more advice on the national minimum wage? The...