Regular readers of my posts will now I am obsessive about the need for up to date employment contracts. I was recently approached by a client who had failed to pass on the contract I had prepared to his employee. The employer, because he had just put the prepared contract in the drawer and not […]
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Employment rules and regulations are serious stuff. If it goes it wrong it can be expensive, stressful, time consuming and will cause your business reputational damage. An experienced HR person well versed in the in the maze of employment rules and regulations will see you safely through the minefield. There are several myths around concerning
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Why is this significant for employers? England’s campaign starts today when we play Iran and history has shown that major sporting events can disrupt working patterns. Depending how the previous games have gone it could be a crucial match or a non- event (don’t be too pessimistic ) and consideration needs to be given as
All employers in the UK have a responsibility to prevent illegal working. It is mandatory that employers must check prospective employee’s status to ensure they have the right to work in the UK before they start work. This obligation can be discharged by carrying out a simple right to work check. Proof of a properly completed right to work
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Most people are aware that it is mandatory to provide employers with a fit note after 7 days sickness absence. These notes normally state whether an employee is fit or more often to return or occasionally may return to work under modified conditions. These are notes are signed by th employee’s GP. In an effort
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The need-to-know bits when dealing with employment contracts. Employment contracts are not the most exciting topic in the world, but understanding your options and knowing what to do and when to do it, ensures things are managed quickly and efficiently, without exposure to employment claims. It is important to ensure that your employees’ contracts protect
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Most people are aware that employees need 2 completed years of service to bring an unfair dismissal claim at a tribunal. Less well known is that you need no service to bring a discrimination or whistleblowing claim. Discrimination claims are brought as employees believe they are discriminated against in the workplace because of one or more
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The government’s ‘Living with Covid-19’ plan recently issued is aimed at enabling the country to manage Covid-19 like any other respiratory illness, while retaining the ability to respond if a new, more dangerous variant emerges. Covid is still with us and in fact infections seem to be higher than ever although mercifully hospitalisations and deaths
Ignore Whistleblowing at your peril To bring a Whistleblowing claim an employee does not need 2 years continuous service. It is a day one right both employees and workers can bring a claim. Cases involving automatic unfair dismissal due to whistleblowing are increasingly being brought to tribunals by employees who otherwise would not have sufficient
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Why classifying non employees correctly is so important Every organization has people working within it who are not regular employees. They are normally classified as subcontractors. In employment terms but not necessarily HMRC terms they fall into 2 categories a worker or a genuine subcontractor, each have some employment rights a worker far more than
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