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Tribunal orders Phoenix Healthcare and Rentacar 24/7 to pay unpaid wages

Employee Benefits

An employment tribunal has ruled that Phoenix Healthcare and Rentacar 24/7 must pay £2,912.19 He resorted to recording his working hours on paper, and then sending a photo of this via WhatsApp to his employer Hussein or one of the office team. His employment was then terminated in February 2022. for unpaid wages.

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Tribunal finds woman who worked unpaid for 20 years was constructively unfairly dismissed

Employee Benefits

An employment tribunal has found that a woman who worked unpaid at her family’s shop for 20 years was constructively unfairly dismissed after her employer falsely declared wage payments to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). She repeatedly asked to receive a wage but was refused, and there were no records kept of her working hours.

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What You Need to Know About California Paid Family Leave [+ FAQs]

Patriot Software

California was the first state to create a paid family leave (PFL) program in 2002 (benefits became available in 2004). If you’re an employer in California, you must withhold PFL contributions from employees’ wages while running payroll. Since then, 11 other states have created paid family leave programs (plus Washington D.C.).

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The significance of women’s health is increasingly acknowledged in the modern workplace

Workplace Insight

has seen a doubling of maternal mortality rates from 2002 to 2018, with a significant racial disparity affecting Black women. A question that often comes up is whether employers need to support women’s health and what role they should play. Achieving health equity for women transcends addressing women-specific conditions.

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High-Deductible HRAs - A Way to Meet the Needs of Employees

PeopleKeep

A health reimbursement arrangement (HRA) is an IRS-approved, employer-funded, health benefit used to reimburse employees for out-of-pocket medical expenses and personal health insurance premiums. HRAs must be set up by an employer on behalf of its employees, and only the employer can contribute to an HRA.

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Eyekon Services to pay £8,980 in unfair dismissal case

Employee Benefits

Management consultancy Eyekon Services has been ordered to pay a former employee £8,980 after an employment tribunal found him to have been unfairly dismissed. A Rodgers worked as a cleaner and caretaker from June 2002 for a firm that was taken over by Glasgow-based Eyekon Services last year. Rodgers worked 37.5

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Workers’ compensation Insurance Arrangements: Does the model make a difference? Part 2

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

The most common active intervention in the market (after mandating compulsory workers’ compensation insurance coverage for most employers) is the legislative creation of a “state” fund for workers compensation. Note: Although the ratio between worker benefits paid and employer costs is often expressed in dollar terms [e.g.,