As the winter months continue there is a good chance that adverse weather conditions will present issues to manage in the workplace. Issues facing an employer could include employees not being able to attend the workplace due to travel disruption. If this happens an employer is within their rights not to pay an employee if […]
This time of year a business or organisation looks to hold a Christmas party for employees usually as a thank-you for the hard work undertaken during the year. However, there are always concerns about what will happen at the company Christmas function! If a Christmas function is a company organised event the company can be […]
You may have heard about the forthcoming need for employers to submit information regarding pay relating to gender. For purposes of clarification the gender pay gap is the average difference between men and women’s aggregate hourly pay. There are proposed regulations subject to the approval of Parliament in which employers will be required to publish […]
As part of the Employment Rights Act 1996 an employee should be issued with a contract of employment or written statement of particulars within the first two months of employment. The content of an employment contract or written statement of particulars should contain the following information; The organisation’s name. The employee’s name, job title and […]
It is often said that time passes quickly, and it is now five years since the default retirement age was abolished. Previously before 2011 an employer was able to retire an employee once they reached the age of 65 years provided they followed a statutory procedure. Although legislation withdrew the default retirement age in 2011 […]