Christina Consultancy Ltd

09/01/2026

Unfair Dismissal – Are You Prepared?
Under the Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA 2025), protection against unfair dismissal will be reduced to six months for dismissals occurring on or after January 1, 2027. With this change approaching in twelve months, it is important to carefully review probation periods, ideally setting them at three months to allow flexibility for extension and adequate time for any necessary decisions regarding dismissal, including consideration of notice periods. Effective management of this period should include thorough documentation of performance and conduct. Professional templates are available upon request.

01/10/2022

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19/03/2021

Mencap:Thomas Blake - Supreme Court Hearing
Sleep-ins do not qualify as working time.

In the Supreme Court this morning it has been ruled that the time a worker is required to sleep on site or nearby doesn't count towards minimum wage calculations. https://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKSC/2021/8.html

A welcome relief for care organisations but a sad day for some of the lowest paid workers in society

Royal Mencap Society (Respondent) v Tomlinson-Blake (Appellant) Shannon (Appellant) v Rampersad and another (T/A Clifton House Residential Home) (Respondents)

14/02/2021

8 years ago Christina Consultancy was founded. A big thank you to all those that have contributed to it’s success

26/11/2020

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/national-living-wage-increase-to-protect-workers-living-standards?fbclid=IwAR3hkJOoWodtXuYLTAppJAQL8HxNIj1W0stQUxTc4sCMa0isDF46lQJATXM

Announcement of the 2021 National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates.

10/06/2020

Good news for any parents returning from paternity or maternity leave will be eligible for Furlougn, so long as the company have used the Furlough Scheme for other employees.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/parents-returning-to-work-after-extended-leave-eligible-for-furlough?utm_source=55d26224-7200-4eed-b333-f3c4f11ce1f9&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications&utm_content=immediate

28/05/2020

Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) for Test & Trace

Entitlement to statutory sick pay has been extended, under The Statutory Sick Pay (General) (Coronavirus Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2020, to people who have been told to isolate under the new 'Test and Trace' system, which starts in England today. Other parts of Great Britain have similar, but not identical, Test and Trace systems.

A person who has been notified that they have had contact with a person with coronavirus, and who is self-isolating for 14 days as a result, will be entitled to statutory sick pay.

12/05/2020

Furlough extended to end of October 2020

Rishi Sunak has announced the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will be extended for four months, until the end of October 2020.

Until the end of July, there are no changes.

From August to October 2020, the scheme continues on the basis furloughed employees can be brought back part-time. Full details will be published by the end of May. Watch this space ...

22/03/2020

Furlough ...

No need to get caught up with the meaning, just remember it is part of a 'job retention' protection to anyone unable to work to be paid. Further guidance on dealing with the practicalities will follow from the government in the next few days. Any questions please post and I will do my best to answer

12/03/2020

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, has announced that the government will reimburse small employers (