Here are the top ten employment myths we've come across while advising small businesses on human resources issues. Myth one: Employers can retract a job offer unconditionally if the...
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The much-publicised Paulley vs First Group case, where a wheelchair user was denied access to a bus because the wheelchair space was already occupied by a sleeping child in a buggy, was heard in...
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Apprenticeships are a popular way of gaining new talent as it allows employers to train new employees in a way which best suits the nature of their business. New employees are not only gaining...
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Employees have a right to make a flexible working request once they have 26 weeks' service, which can include asking an employer to consider allowing them to work from home. Although...
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The first step of recruitment is to draw up a job description and a person specification. Consider carefully what the role will entail and what kind of person would be best suited to it, for...
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Every business gets to a stage where they need to consider taking on extra help. In most cases, a business will look to take on an employee or member of staff. However, many businesses these days...
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Every employer should have a disciplinary procedure implemented in their workplace. A full, well drafted disciplinary procedure can be a good measure in preventing employees from committing acts...
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When employees are sick for a period of time, employers may become liable to pay Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) subject to a number of conditions which can be found below. The current rate for...
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All circumstances of termination of employment will attract a notice period except in cases of gross misconduct. There are two types of notice periods; statutory and contractual...
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Contacting an employee on sick leave is not only acceptable but also a necessary element to a good absence management policy. When employees are on sickness absence, there can be a...
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Your business is growing faster than you can keep up - this is great news but can also be a bit of a headache. Hiring your first employee is a huge step; things may be starting to...
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Change, regardless of its size, can be a stressful time as it puts the business and its employees under pressure. Change can be brought by external pressure, like new legislation...
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Employing staff is one of the main tasks for any business owner looking to expand. Keeping in line with the law governing employment is important to all start-up businesses because the law, as it...
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So-called 'internships' have caused employers significant confusion in recent years and this particular working practice has also been high on the political agenda. The term 'intern' is...
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Bullying can occur in all settings, and the workplace is one of them. Bullying can take many forms such as verbal, written and even electronic form, and sometimes it can be defined as harassment...
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Employing people is always a tricky business. It's so hard to know where to post ads, what degree of formality to have with interviewees - and then there's crunch time: picking who gets the role...
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Annual leave entitlement is a right which applies to employees from the first day of their employment. All employees have a minimum entitlement of 5.6 weeks' paid time off work per leave year...
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For any company faced with the challenge of a change that will likely involve redundancies, getting things right at every step along the way is imperative. Most understand that a...
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A contract of employment contains the rules which govern the employment relationship between employer and employee. Every employee becomes legally entitled to receive a copy of their contract...
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From 1 April 2016, all employers, regardless of size, will be required to pay the National Living Wage to all employees aged 25 and over. This means that the minimum wage for employees...
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