Employee Benefits
4th January 2016 Managing employees’ social media use during sickness
An employee is off sick when a colleague approaches you and tells you that they have seen photos on social media of the employee at a music festival. The photos …
1st December 2015 Managing employees who choose not to take leave
The Working Time Regulations 1998 (WTR) states all employees have the right to statutory paid annual leave. If an employee works five days a week they are entitled to 5.6 …
6th November 2015 How To Calculate a Redundancy Payment In Lieu Of Notice
Where an employee is dismissed with a payment in lieu of notice, to calculate his or her length of service for the purposes of statutory redundancy pay, the employer should …
6th November 2015 Grand-parental Leave: the Next Big Thing?
Grandparents will be able to take shared parental leave under plans announced at the Conservative Party conference. The announcement follows indications in the summer that the Government was looking at …
1st November 2015 Could You Be Breaching The NMW and Not Know It?
Retailer Monsoon Accessorize has been “named and shamed” by the government for failing to pay more than a quarter of its UK store staff the national minimum wage (NMW). In …
28th September 2015 How to manage bank errors in relation to salary payments
In August 2015 thousands of employees’ salary payments were held up in a banking glitch which resulted in many individuals experiencing financial loss and additional expenses. In a situation like …
19th September 2015 Why is Employee Engagement So Important For Your Business?
With nearly 80 per cent of the UK’s GDP driven by the service sector, you would think that employees would be highly engaged and motivated however a recent survey tells …
4th September 2015 Is Your Business Ready For Rugby World Cup?
The 2015 Rugby World Cup kicks off in September here in the UK. Employers need to plan ahead to minimise disruption. Avoid problems arising in relation to this year’s competition …
14th August 2015 Tax-Free Childcare – What’s The Deal?
Tax-free childcare is part of the government’s long-term plan to support working families and will provide up to 1.8m families across the UK with up to £2,000 of childcare support …
7th August 2015 What Are The Rules On Carrying Untaken Annual Leave When Off Sick?
Untaken Annual Leave The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that where an employee chooses not to take statutory annual leave during sick leave, he or she can carry forward …
7th August 2015 Compulsory National ‘Living Wage’ as of April 2016
A new compulsory National ‘Living Wage’ of £7.20 per hour will be introduced next April for all working people aged 25 and over, the Government has announced. In his first …
20th July 2015 How To Calculate Holiday Pay
In addition to current legislation, a number of recent court judgements should be considered when calculating holiday pay. This means that the rules employers and workers follow to calculate holiday …
14th June 2015 How To Build a Better Team
Have you ever wondered how some work groups exhibit effective teamwork and others remain dysfunctional? Effective teamwork is both profoundly simple and difficult at the same time. These ten tips from …
6th June 2015 DVLA’s Share Driving Licence Goes Live
This new service allows GB driving licence holders to share their information held at DVLA with whomever they wish, putting users firmly in control. Although the Share Driving Licence service …
6th June 2015 Is your employee’s vehicle shameful?
Many employees drive their own vehicle on work related-business, to visit a client’s premises, attend courses or conferences, or attend meetings. However, not everyone keeps their vehicle in showroom condition – …
1st May 2015 What Does The Abolition Of the Paper Driving Licence Mean?
From 8 June 2015, the paper counterpart to the photo-card driving licence will not be valid and will no longer be issued by DVLA. The counterpart was introduced to display …
1st May 2015 Do you have to manage diabetes as a disability?
Diabetes, medically classified as a disease, affects around 3.5 million people in the UK. Often referred to as a ‘condition’ as it can be managed but not cured. As an …
5th March 2015 Useful info on the Government’s Fit For Work service
The Fit for Work service, previously known as the Health and Work Service, was launched at the end of 2014 and has been welcomed by the private sector. It is …
5th February 2015 What employers need to know about Shared Parental leave changes from April 2015
Shared Parental Leave will enable eligible mothers, fathers, partners and adopters to choose how to share time off work after their child is born or placed for adoption. This could …
5th January 2015 What you need to know about deductions on payslips
Did you know that the Employment Rights Act 1996 (commonly referred to as ERA) states that an employee must receive an itemised payslip (statement of pay) on, or before, the …
