Must we consult for the minimum period if the business is likely to close?There’s no time limit for how long the period of consultation should be, but the minimum is: 20 to 99 redundancies – the consultation must start at least 30 days before any dismissals take effect. 100 or more redundancies – the consultation…
Employers do not have to pay workers for overtime. However, average pay for the total hours worked must not fall below the National Minimum Wage.The first step to knowing whether overtime is payable, is to check within the employment contract. The contract should specify whether overtime must be approved in advance of it being worked…
Flexible working can be extremely beneficial, allowing employees to create a strong work/life balance that can assist with personal commitments such as caring responsibilities.For employers, flexible working has the effect of lowering employee turnover, whilst enhancing the ability to retain valued employees and boosting workplace morale. Before the Covid-19 lockdown, many businesses were reluctant to…
Employers need to follow clear procedures, both for collective and individual redundancies in order to ensure all redundancy dismissals are handled fairly, giving those employees affected by a proposed redundancy, a full opportunity to make representations.Going through a redundancy process can be traumatic for those affected and should be handled sensitively by employers. In addition,…
Employers owe a duty of care to their team no matter where they are working and properly carrying out a risk assessment will help employers to fulfil their legal duties in this respect. A Risk Assessment should cover the hazards that are likely to be found in a normal home where home working is not…
The three categories of employment status are employee, worker and self-employed. When considering the status of ‘casual workers’, the key question is commonly whether they are employees or workers.Employers often use the term ‘casual’ interchangeably with ’employee’ and ‘worker’. Under the Employment Rights Act 1996, ’employee’ and ‘worker’ are two different categories of status, with…
Rishi Sunak announced on 12th May 2020 that the Coronavirus Scheme will be extended until the end of October 2020. Until the end of July there are no changes, however, from August to October 2020, the scheme will continue on the basis that furloughed employees can be brought back part-time. If you need further information…
It is first worth clarifying that a job is made redundant, rather than an employee.If a number of people do that job, then there is a requirement to select the employees to be dismissed due to redundancy from those people. However, if there is just one person doing the job, there is no valid selection…
Can I rotate employees on Furlough leave? Yes. Employees can be put on furlough more than once so employers can, for example, place employee A on furlough, while Employee B continues to work. Then employee B can be put on furlough while employee A comes back to work. Employee A can then be furloughed again……
Changes to contracts of employmentFrom 6 April 2020, written statements of employment particulars must: Be issued to all workers – currently, only employees are entitled to written statements; Be issued on or before the first day of employment – currently, employers have two months from the start of employment to issue the statement; Be issued…