Meet the right deadline for issuing contracts of employment
Hotel workers only employed for six weeks The Employment Appeal Tribunal has held that three hotel workers who were dismissed shortly after they began work should have received “section one” statement of terms, or contracts of employment, setting out their…
Read moreDisability benefits clauses can carry hidden risks
Disability benefits clauses require skillful drafting The recent case of Awan v ICTS UK Limited carries a warning to employers who offer generous employee benefits such as long-term sick pay and disability benefits because they could be a doubled edged…
Read moreTrial period in alternative job may be essential before redundancy
Employee entitled to trial period in job Failure to comply with a contractual obligation to offer a trial period in a redundancy situation is likely to be unfair as held in this case. The Employment Appeal Tribunal did not need…
Read moreAutumn Budget 2018 Notes for Employers
The Autumn budget included the following matters of interest to employers: National Minimum Wage From April 2019 the NMW will be increased to the following rates: • Apprentices: £3.90 an hour • 16-17 year olds: £4.35 an hour • 18-20…
Read moreWorkers to get tips in full – but which workers?
The government has announced that it intends to introduce legislation to ensure that tips left for workers will go to them in full. The new legislation will be introduced “at the earliest opportunity” and will set out that tips must…
Read moreMental health guidance for employers
CIPD and Mind have published mental health guidance for employers. The guidance is aimed at helping managers improve their response to issues of poor mental health in employees. It aims to help managers identify warning signs early on as currently…
Read moreDon’t be too quick to accept resignations
Employee resignations not always straightforward The Employment Appeal Tribunal has held that an employee who gave notice anticipating an internal transfer had not resigned. The employee, in this case, applied for a role in another department within the hospital in…
Read moreGiving an employment reference: Truth or Lie?
You’ve been asked for a reference Giving an employment reference can be a minefield. It’s easy to wax lyrical about members of staff who regularly make ’employee of the month’ status but what about the ones that you are secretly…
Read moreParental Bereavement rights to be introduced by the 2018 Act
The Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act 2018 provides new statutory bereavement leave entitlements for bereaved parents which is akin to a hybrid form of paid compassionate leave at a most difficult and stressful time. The new bereavement leave is…
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