Employment Contract Changes: Learning From Asda

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Employment Contract Changes: Learning From Asda The media have been reporting Asda’s announcement that unless staff sign a new, less favourable employment contract by 2nd November, their employment will be terminated. The new contract increases wages to £9 per hour...

Holiday Pay – Are You Receiving Your Entitlement?

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Holiday Pay – Are You Receiving Your Entitlement? It was recently reported to us that the bookmaker, Betfred, had failed to take account of overtime when calculating holiday pay for some of its staff, many of whom work overtime on a regular basis. The company...

The Dangers Of Covert Recordings

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The Dangers Of Covert Recordings Almost all of us now carry mobile phones capable of making audio recordings. It’s not surprising that, increasingly, Affinity is presented with audio files which have been made covertly by members during meetings with their...

TUPE: Protecting Enhanced Severance Terms

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TUPE: Protecting Enhanced Severance Terms In 2018, we were contacted by a number of members who, a number of years ago, had been transferred under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) from Lloyds Bank to Mitie.Mitie had...

Pensions Victory – The Making Of History

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Pensions Victory – The Making Of History It’s a little known fact but the principle of equal pay for work of equal value, which was at the heart of our recent pension case, can be traced back to the Treaty of Versailles 1919 (Article 427), which brought World War 1 to...

The Cost Of TSB’s IT Meltdown: £259,191,231

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The Cost Of TSB’s IT Meltdown: £259,191,231 That is how much the botched IT migration has cost TSB so far according to the latest set of financial results.TSB made a £120.5 million loss for the nine months to September. On the back of the meltdown, Sabadell, TSB’s...

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