For many businesses, the last 18 months have been an experiment in seat-of-the-pants flexible working arrangements and as a result, remote working has become the norm for many employees.As part of the lockdown-lifting changes that came into effect in England on 19 July, the Government’s work from home message has now been updated and employers…
In essence, no. Employees cannot get sick pay and holiday pay at the same time. Taking holiday while off sick An employee can take holiday (annual leave) while off sick. For example, if they: are not physically able to work, but physically able to take a holiday have a mental health condition that might be…
Although there is no legal requirement to set probationary periods for new employees, doing so provides organisations with a number of opportunities to assess new starters over a set period of time, to ensure their suitability for the role. Probationary periods also allow new recruits to make sure that the role, and organisation, are right…
…and the importance of contractual considerations. Review your homeworking Policy: Make sure it addresses how employees will be managed, how line managers will communicate with them and how performance and output will be monitored. Homeworking arrangements can be confirmed by a consent form, detailed homeworking arrangement or, after consultation and agreement with individuals, amendments to…
…and how to stop conflict from escalating to a formal process. What is conflict and why does it happen? Managing conflict is something that every line manager will face during their career. Conflict ranges from colleagues disagreeing on a decision, to personality clashes, but conflict is also a natural workplace occurrence and doesn’t always have…
The position concerning holidays, bank holidays and part-time workers can be complex. Full time workers are entitled to 5.6 weeks (28 days) of annual leave per annum. Under the Part-Time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000, part time workers have the right to a proportion of the 5.6 weeks paid annual leave (28…
Yes, but you must be clear about your reasons for doing so. To comply with data protection obligation, employers must have a legal basis for processing such information and ensure they comply with the conditions for processing special category data relating to employees’ health, under the UK GDPR: http://bit.ly/ICOspecialcategorydata The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) publishes…
There are particular circumstances where an employer may need to obtain a medical report for a prospective, or existing employee, for example: where health or fitness is a determining factor of the employee’s ability to do the job and may precede the employer being able to confirm a conditional job offer, or; where an employer…
With research showing a rise in the instances of sexual harassment for women and men at work, it’s clear that employers need to be promoting a culture where employees can bring up any concerns of sexual harassment in the knowledge they’ll be listened to and the matter dealt with, promptly. So, how do employers spot…
Unauthorised absence is when someone does not come into work and gives no reason for their absence, or makes no contact with their employer.Other terms can include: ‘AWOL’ or absent without leave absent without permission There are many reasons why an employee doesn’t turn up for work, ranging from a simple travel issue, to being…