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Reductions in prices for checks of an employee’s criminal record
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks provide employers with a record of the criminal history of applicants and employees across the UK.There are three possible certificates for criminal records; a basic, standard and enhanced criminal records check...
Ethnicity pay gap reports no longer mandatory for employers
In October 2018, the Government published a consultation on ethnicity pay gap reporting which would see large employers providing Company figures on the ethnicity pay gap.Moving forwards to 2022, the Government is now stating that there will no longer be...
New Code of Practice to address fire and rehire concerns
The Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) intends to launch a new statutory Code of Practice that hopes to address concerns with fire and rehire tactics.The introduction of this new Code of Practice is somewhat in response to the...
New digitally certified fit note now in force
As of the 6th of April 2022, an additional version of the fit note (otherwise known as a statement of fitness or sickness certificate) has been introduced to remove the need for a signature box.These forms will not require the Doctor’s signature, only...
Digital right to work checks
A further extension to using the GOV.UK digital right to work checksDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, the government made changes to the process for conducting right to work checks on prospective employees.These checks, which were previously carried out as...
National Insurance contribution increase
National Insurance contributions in April 2022. What do employers need to know?The HMRC is encouraging employers to notify their workers of a temporary increase in National Insurance that is being introduced in April 2022.From Wednesday 6th April 2022...
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