Employment Insights
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Employment Case Law Update May 2020
A number of key employment law cases of significance for employers have recently been decided. Pregnancy discrimination Camara v East London NHS Foundation Trust A London Employment Tribunal has
How to Unfurlough Staff
If you are currently receiving financial assistance for furloughed workers through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), you may be looking at how to unfurlough staff in preparation for the
Fit Note Guidance for Employers
The following fit note guidance will help you as an employer to understand the rules relating to fit notes, and how you can use the information from a fit note
Custom And Practice In Employment Contracts
The relationship between an employer and their employees is typically considered to be set out in the employment contract between the employer and each employee. However, while a vital component
Associative Discrimination (Advice For Employers)
By law, you should not treat any member of staff or job applicant unfairly by reason of a protected characteristic, such as their age, gender, a disability, race or religion.
Notice Pay For Furloughed Workers?
If employees have agreed to accept 80% of their salary while on furlough, is their notice pay also paid at 80%, or does it revert to 100% under the usual
How Much Is Ill Health Severance Pay?
It is a common misconception that dismissal due to ill health is automatically unfair or unlawful. This is generally not the case. An employee can be both fairly and lawfully
Employee Burnout (Spot the Signs)
Knowing how to spot and prevent employee burnout could not only help to improve productivity for your business, it can also avoid the temporary or permanent loss of a valuable
Zero Hour Contract Notice Period (HR Guide)
Notice periods can be difficult to navigate, particularly in relation to zero-hours contract workers. It is important for employers to remember that in spite of the flexibility a zero-hours arrangement
Holiday Pay on Termination of Employment
Holiday pay on termination of employment will be one of the elements when calculating an employee’s final salary. The following guide for employers sets out the rules on holiday pay
Suitable Alternative Employment (HR Help!)
One aspect of the redundancy process that employers can find challenging in practice is the requirement to offer suitable alternative employment to employees at risk of being made redundant. An
Termination of Employment (How to Dismiss?)
By law, to fairly dismiss an employee you must show that you have a valid reason that you can justify and that you acted reasonably in all the circumstances. Under
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