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14/12/2010     Statutory Redundancy PaymentsWith effect from July 2011, the "cap" on Statutory Redundancy Payments has been increased from £630 to £650 per week.

15/10/2010     Public Holidays: Christmas and New Year 2011/2012

Public Holidays: Christmas and New Year 2011/2012

01/01/2010     Increase to minimum wage

22/07/2009     Swine flu general advice and informationEmployers should make adequate plans to deal with a swine flu epidemic or pandemic - please see latest news

31/10/2008     Minimum Wage 2011States approves Minimum Wage for 2011

21/12/2007     Employment Relations Law Codes of PracticeThe Minister for Social Security has released the Codes of Practice that support the Employment Relations Law

26/09/2007     Employment Relations (Jersey) Law 2007The Employment Relations (Jersey) Law 2007 was approved by the States on on 23rd October 2007. The Appointed Day on which the Law will come into force will be 21st January 2008.

26/09/2007     Statutory right to representation.Effective from 2nd November 2007 an employee has the statutory right to be represented at a formal disciplinary or grievance meeting.

01/07/2007     Training Availability

JACS has updated the content of its programme of training courses. With effect from 1st January 2011 delegates will be charged a fee of £25 per person to cover the costs of room hire and refreshments. Check out the details on our events calendar.

01/06/2007     Young Persons at Work

The Minister for Health and Social Services has made an order that will come into effect in October 2011 which limits the work that a child can undertake. Please see the JACS guide

01/06/2007     Proposed new legislation

Statutory redundancy provisions will be in force on 1st January 2011. Further amendments dealing with redundancy will follow in 2011.

11/05/2007     Tribunal Precedents

The Jersey Employment Tribunal has now ruled on a number of cases, setting some important case precedents.