From the category archives:

Employment Law

Flexible holidays

December 18, 2009

I saw in The Times yesterday that there is still concern about the British economy facing a double dip recession. If this is the case then firms may have to work more flexibly with their employees in the very best interests of the business.
So, if you have employees you can ask them to [...]

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SKILLS – HAVE YOU AND YOUR TEAM GOT ENOUGH?

December 14, 2009

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Have you ever had one of those moments? You know the sort when you just can’t make “IT” work and when you ask for help the answer is soooo simple you feel just a bit foolish.
I have just had one. And without giving away too much in this my first senior moment [...]

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Minimum Wage

November 24, 2009

I would like to thank Hilary Rose of Hilary Rose Personnel for this information about the minimum wage. Hilary’s details are at the end of the post
We are coming to that time of the year again when employers have to look at their wage structure to make sure it is compliant with the Minimum wage.  [...]

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POOR PERFORMANCE. COULD IT BE STRESS

November 4, 2009

I would like to thank Hilary Rose of Hilary Rose Personnel Ltd for this post on workplace stress, what it is and how to identify itÂ
All employers must conduct risk assessments under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999. This should now include assessing risks to mental health and well-being from stress [...]

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ACAS – New employment code

October 30, 2009

It is almost 6 months since the a new ACAS Code on discipline and grievance was issued. There was a lot of information about it at the time but 6 months is a long time in business. So I thought it would be useful to give you a litle refresher. So here it is.
The old procedures [...]

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A Valuable Employee is leaving!

September 9, 2009

When an employee leaves to go to work for another organisation their employer may wish to have in place safeguards to protect sensitive information relating to the business to prevent it from falling into the hands of a competitor.
One possible way of doing this is through a post-termination restrictive covenant, but this will only be [...]

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Compromise agreements – Redundancy the safe way?

September 2, 2009

Employment Law governing redundancy is complex and is easily misinterpreted particularly when the business urgently needs to shed staff.  However, the Compromise Agreement can help to simplify matters although it is still a good idea to  follow the normal and correct procedures for redundancy selection and then confirm everything with a Compromise Agreement.
The idea behind the [...]

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New Paid Holiday Entitlement

August 6, 2009

Since 1 April 2009 ALL workers are now entitled to 5.6 weeks annual leave (It was 4.8 weeks).
This is equivalent to a rise from 24 days to 28 days for those workers on a 5 day week.
These days do include the normal statutory holidays.
Part time workers get the increase on a pro rata basis.
For instance, [...]

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Maternity Leave and Redundancy

August 4, 2009

Can a woman on maternity leave be included in a redundancy scheme just like the other staff?
The answer is yes!
The only additional protection she enjoys is a preferential right to any alternative work that may exist.
If there is a suitable alternative work available then a woman on maternity leave will have priority as against other [...]

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