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Employee absence is a significant cost for many businesses, yet research suggests that only a minority of employers monitor that cost. Apart from annual holiday entitlement, an employee may need time off for the following reasons: Short term or long term sickness,...
Fixed term contracts can be used when an employer has a requirement for an employee to work for a set amount of time. Generally, fixed term contracts are used for project work or to provide cover for an employee who will be on leave for a specified length of time,...
What is Garden Leave? There are times when either an employee has resigned from their position, or they have been dismissed by the company, with notice, that the company do not require the employee to work their notice of employment, as per their contract of...
Employers may look to change employees’ terms and conditions of employment for several reasons including: Reduce pay or benefits; Change employees’ responsibilities; Change to working hours or days; Change to an employee’s place of work. Employers should consider...
In the UK there are three different types of employment statuses under the Employment Rights Act 1996. Make sure you’re aware of yours and, as an employer, the status of each of your workforce. What is an Employment Status? A person’s employment status is what defines...
A contract of employment is a legally binding agreement between an employer and employee. In the UK, the term ‘employee’ is defined by the Employment Rights Act 1996 as an individual who has entered into or works under a contract of service or apprenticeship. In the...
An inquiry into sexual harassment in the workplace by the Women and Equalities Committee concludes that sexual harassment at work is widespread and commonplace but there has been a failure to tackle unlawful behaviours. The report published on the 25th July,...
The summer is here and schools, colleges and universities across the country are finishing for the big summer break. Annual leave requests from employees for July and August significantly increase. Parents juggling childcare with work and school holidays are usually...
A handbook should be available for every member of staff. It is often the only literature given to personnel. Whether in a book format, or as a set of documents, this information can prove vital in protecting your business. Is it a legal requirement to issue a...
Any business going into liquidation, no matter how large or small is bound to have consequences for staff and suppliers alike. Some 20,000 employees will be directly affected by the collapse of Carillion yesterday. The snowball effect on companies that supplied...
Many of us will have been contemplating the year ahead, setting ourselves personal New Year resolutions... However, have you thought about setting any New Year resolutions for your company? Not resolutions in the literal sense! Many of us return back to work today for...
How many times do we hear those famous words 'You're Fired!' from Lord Alan Sugar's mouth? Eleven to be precise! 12 candidates are chosen at the beginning of the selection process to appear on The Apprentice and along the way, each week at least one is destined to...
Can you believe that it is only one week ago today since we returned to work from the August Bank Holiday - the last Bank Holiday before Christmas? That said, it is only 111 days until the next one, unless you live in Scotland, when the next Bank Holiday is only 86...
