Good Employee Induction
Posted on 05 April 2022If you are recruiting there is a great opportunity to welcome and engage new staff members when they join the organisation. A good induction will al... Continue reading >
2022 Employment Changes
Posted on 14 December 2021What to look out for in 2022: The National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage From 6th April 2022, the new hourly rates recommended by the Low... Continue reading >
What is Custom and Practice in Employment?
Posted on 04 November 2021Custom and practice relates to long standing working arrangements and practices that have become the norm. These customs and practices may therefore... Continue reading >
Key holiday rights Part-time workers are entitled to the same level of holiday on a pro rata basis If an employee leaves they get paid for any holiday they have accrued but not taken An employee continues to accrue holiday leave throughout periods of sickness, maternity, paternity leave etc. Zero hours ...
How sickness falling on a bank holiday is dealt with depends on whether bank holidays are included within statutory holiday entitlement or are in addition to the statutory entitlement. Bank holidays included in statutory entitlement If bank holidays are included in the 5.6 weeks statutory annual l...
The matter of holiday pay has been rumbling on for some time now, but there has recently been a decision from the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) which throws some further lights on it. The Case In Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council v Willetts and others, 56 council workers brought employment tribun...
It is nearly peak holiday time so here is our guidance on the potentially unpopular issue of having to refuse requests from employees. It is a common myth that employees can take annual leave whenever they want. As long as each member of staff gets to use their leave entitlement at some point in the le...
