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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 …
6th July 2015 Is it ever too late to withdraw a job offer?
Can you withdraw a job offer that you have made and the candidate has accepted if your business requirements have changed? Once a candidate has accepted an unconditional offer of …
6th July 2015 Unfair Dismissal for sending shared drive data
An employment tribunal has found that an employee was unfairly dismissed for circulating to colleagues a document about proposed changes to his company’s pension scheme, which he found on a …
6th July 2015 How to manage grievances raised during a disciplinary
Disciplinary proceedings and Grievance An employee who is subject to disciplinary proceedings has responded by raising a grievance. They claim that you must automatically put the disciplinary proceedings on hold …
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 Managing Risk In Your Business
Recent statistics have indicated a rise in the number of attempts by employees or former employees to misappropriate an employer’s confidential information and trade secrets. So, how can employers adequately …
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 When to legally request Doctor’s Notes
An employee working for Pizza Hut in Canada rang in sick for one day stating that they had a cold. Their manager’s response was that they had to get a …
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 June 2015 How To Be A Busy AND Profitable Accountant
You’re an accountant. You’re good at what you do and you pride yourself on giving your clients a service that’s second to none. Your busiest time of year is tax …
1st June 2015 How To Give Your Clients Value For Money
Do you feel used? Do you feel like without you, your client wouldn’t have developed their business as well as they have? Do you feel like you’re worth your weight …
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 Probationary Period – What Happens If You Do Nothing
Probationary Period – What Happens If You Do Nothing Many employers prefer to subject new employees to a period of probation – indeed, there are many advantages to this approach. …
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 …
23rd April 2015 The 2015 General Election – The Possible Changes For Employment Law
2015 General Election In this blog post, we will take a brief look at the 2015 general election manifestos of the Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats & UKIP, in respect of …
19th April 2015 How To Conduct a Performance Appraisal
You’ve invested your time, your money, and all your energy into building your company. But no company can function for very long without a team of productive employees supporting it. …
2nd April 2015 New Compensation Limits – Effective April 2015
New Compensation Limits 2015 The Government has published details of the new compensation limits – annual increases to statutory redundancy pay and the amount of compensation that employment tribunals can …
19th March 2015 How to have an effective performance conversation
You’ve got an employee who isn’t contributing their fair share. You know you need to address it. The rest of the team can tell this employee is a poor performer. …
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