by Solutions for HR | Oct 23, 2019 | Employment Law News
Dealing with long term ill health at work The Government has recently consulted on how employers can better support employees experiencing long-term ill-health at work. The Government’s plan is to encourage early intervention through a strengthening and...
by Solutions for HR | Sep 27, 2019 | Employment Law News
Your investigation must be objective Scams are, unfortunately, a fact of life nowadays, but if this happens at work, can you hold your employee liable? To discipline, you would need to show that disciplinary action is reasonable and justified in all the circumstances....
by Solutions for HR | Sep 27, 2019 | Employment Law News
Pro-rata principle does not apply It is well recognised that part-time workers receive a full timer’s entitlement to pay but on a pro-rata basis. The Court of Appeal has recently considered what to do about holiday accrual for those who work on a “part year” basis,...
by Solutions for HR | Sep 27, 2019 | Employment Law News
Will apply to medium and large businesses The purpose of IR35 is to evaluate whether a contractor is a genuine contractor rather than a ‘disguised’ employee, for the purposes of paying tax. Some contractors (and their hirers) might try to take advantage of the tax...
by Solutions for HR | Aug 20, 2019 | Employment Law News
Harassment win after ‘poor taste’ sexual innuendos A Tribunal in Sheffield has found that a pub manager was sexually harassed after a senior co-worker engaged in “poor taste humour” by making sexual comments towards her. Ms Prewett worked for pub chain Greene King...
by Solutions for HR | Aug 20, 2019 | Employment Law News
Autistic job seeker discriminated against at application stage Mr Meier had Asperger’s, dyslexia and dyspraxia. He applied for a job at BT on its graduate programme. The specification was looking for people with ‘a strong technical mindset and good...
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