CIPP Policy News Journal 25/04/2016, Page 5 of 453 Fit for Work............................................................................................................................................................ 86 Fit for Work update ............................................................................................................................................ 86 CIPP Quick Poll – Fit for work service ............................................................................................................... 86 Fit for Work guidance for employers .................................................................................................................. 86 Fit for Work team release road show details for Leeds and Newcastle.............................................................. 87 Fit for Work employer referral service ................................................................................................................ 87 Fit for Work Roadshows..................................................................................................................................... 88 Fit for Work launch new webinars ...................................................................................................................... 88 Fit for Work roadshow webinars for employers .................................................................................................. 89 Low take-up of Fit for Work ................................................................................................................................ 89 Fit for Work FAQ webinar for employers ............................................................................................................ 89 Fit for Work can work alongside occupational health ......................................................................................... 90 Gender Pay Gap.................................................................................................................................................... 91 Gender pay reporting ......................................................................................................................................... 91 Consultation on closing the Gender Pay Gap .................................................................................................... 91 Closing the Gender Pay Gap – CIPD and CIPP joint survey ............................................................................. 91 Gender Pay Gap: Large employers to publish bonus information...................................................................... 92 Government consultation response: Closing the Gender Pay Gap.................................................................... 92 Consultation on Mandatory Gender Pay Gap Reporting .................................................................................... 93 Gender experience in the finance sector............................................................................................................ 93 General Employment News.................................................................................................................................. 95 SME guide on managing older workers ............................................................................................................. 95 Improving pay transparency is a major employer challenge .............................................................................. 95 Be on the lookout for unexpected invoices......................................................................................................... 96 Three-quarters of staff not told what they need to achieve to get a pay rise ...................................................... 96 Survey finds respecting staff is key to attracting talent ...................................................................................... 97 Modern Slavery Act: Annual statement requirement.......................................................................................... 98 Is it taboo to talk politics in the workplace? ........................................................................................................ 98 TUC publishes new guide to epilepsy in the workplace ..................................................................................... 98 Paper counterpart to the photocard driving licence will be abolished................................................................. 99 Right to work checks: guide for employers......................................................................................................... 99 LITRG calls for clarity on treatment of couples in the tax system....................................................................... 99 Tax credits - help your employees renew without delay................................................................................... 100 Cost of cyber security breaches doubles ......................................................................................................... 101 Disclosure and Barring Service online tracking................................................................................................ 101 Time off and pay for parents having a child through surrogacy........................................................................ 102 Invisible carers in the workplace need more support from employers.............................................................. 102 Collective Redundancy Consultation - Insolvency ........................................................................................... 103 Wages paid to illegal immigrants will be seized under new Immigration Bill .................................................... 104 HMRC help and support on employing people................................................................................................. 104 Driving licence check code extended from 72 hours to 21 days ...................................................................... 104 Trade Union Bill published ............................................................................................................................... 105 Night workers need fair rights to work life balance........................................................................................... 105 Modern Slavery Act: Annual statement requirement confirmed by consultation response............................... 106 ONS statistics reveal increase in average pay................................................................................................. 106 One in five employers to give basic pay increase of 3% or above ................................................................... 107 Average employee bonus payments down year on year.................................................................................. 108 The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise ................................................................................................................. 108 UK pay rises surge ahead in Western Europe in 2015 .................................................................................... 109 Is the ideal employee available 24 hours a day? ............................................................................................. 109 New measures to protect UK workers.............................................................................................................. 110 Campaign to tackle illegal working in construction industry ............................................................................. 111 Modern Slavery statutory guidance.................................................................................................................. 111 Name blind recruitment to address discrimination ........................................................................................... 112 Flexible working and grounds for refusal.......................................................................................................... 112 ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2015 Provisional Results ............................................................ 113 Payroll mistakes cost FTSE100 businesses up to £30m.................................................................................. 113 Recruiting and retaining transgender staff ....................................................................................................... 114 Universal Credit based on income not hours ................................................................................................... 114 BIS publishes response to consultation on labour market exploitation ............................................................ 115 British Sign Language users and Government Services.................................................................................. 116 More than half of UK employees will ask for a pay raise in 2016 ..................................................................... 116 The fit note at five years old is not achieving its aims ...................................................................................... 116 Use of Labour Providers: advice on due diligence ........................................................................................... 117 New DWP postal addresses ............................................................................................................................ 118 Devolving Sunday trading hours ...................................................................................................................... 118 Self-Employment Review recommends equal treatment ................................................................................. 118 Average earnings down by 13.4% since 2007 ................................................................................................. 119 Simplifying tax for small companies ................................................................................................................. 119 Guidance on discriminatory advertising ........................................................................................................... 120 Modern slavery statements .............................................................................................................................. 120 Pregnancy and Maternity Discrimination inquiry .............................................................................................. 121 Holiday Pay ......................................................................................................................................................... 122
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