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It’s kicking off for employers…

Posted in Employment, General Law on March 10, 2010 | 10 Comments »

2010 has come round pretty fast, and business owners are getting ready to deal with workers’ requests for time off to watch World Cup matches on TV – or even go to South Africa. Can you remember all the legal rules about holidays?
The bottom line is that workers are entitled to 28 days’ paid holiday [...]

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Beating the bullies

Posted in Disputes, Employment, General Law on March 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The issue of workplace bullying has hit the headlines again with allegations about the Prime Minister.
As is so often the case, people’s reactions tend to be shaped by their own views. Labour loyalists are quick to describe Gordon Brown as passionate – but not a bully – while political opponents try to stir things up.
That’s [...]

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Small Businesses and HR: In the beginning…

Posted in Employment, Finding a lawyer, General Law, Uncategorized on February 24, 2010 | 1 Comment »

As a start-up, hiring the first employee is a big step. Many regulations and laws affect the hiring, firing, and work of employees. If you employ other people you have to meet the requirements of employment law, and be responsible for paying wages, tax, National Insurance Contributions and Working Tax Credits where relevant.
Having recently set [...]

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Can you make staff take snow days as holiday?

Posted in Employment, tagged , , , , , , , on February 10, 2010 | 2 Comments »

There have been a lot of misleading headlines about holiday and absence. Here are some useful facts.

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More leave for working mums – the right way forward?

Posted in Employment, General Law on January 20, 2010 | 5 Comments »

Radio 4’s Today programme recently offered us the thought that our problem with the UK ’s workforce is that too many employment laws are driven by high-falutin’ ideology rather than evidence they achieve what we want.
I don’t care what each new bit of legislation says, or why it was dreamed up, as long as [...]

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Snow stopped play?

Posted in Employment, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on January 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Many individuals struggle bravely in to work when it snows, while others stay at home. Some work from home, whilst others have no option but to take care of their children as schools close. Some workplaces close due to bad weather, and others remain open, if not fully staffed.

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Xmas temps

Posted in Employment, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on November 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

We are moving towards the time of year when many people take on Christmas temps (or are taken on as temps), so we thought we would give you some pointers on the legal side of temp work.

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Managers’ common mistakes: which one could land you in court?

Posted in Employment, tagged , , , , on November 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Taking people on – some common questions and misconceptions raised on the Irenicon hotline

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Minimum wage rates rising to £5.80 an hour

Posted in Employment, tagged , , on October 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

With adult minimum wage rates going to £5.80 an hour, we ought to be prepared to justify in business and social terms how it is that some people are being paid five, ten, twenty or a hundred times that amount. We have spent so much time on ‘equal pay’, and this has brought only mixed [...]

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Avoid the negative business impact of local transport disruption

Posted in Employment, General Law, tagged on September 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Who is entitled to be paid if workers can’t get to work due to strikes?

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