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Employment News - Coronavirus and returning from overseas holidays
With limited occupation-specific exemptions, from today anyone arriving in the UK from overseas must now self-isolate for 14 days to limit the spread of coronavirus. How might this affect you as an employer?Click here -
Employment News - The impact of Storm Dennis on employees’ annual leave plans
Storm Dennis resulted in many flight cancellations, leaving travellers with ruined or unexpectedly extended holidays. What is the legal position if employees want to cancel or postpone their annual leave due to cancelled flights, or if they come back to work a couple of days later than expected due to being stranded abroad?Click here -
Tips & Advice Safe Employment Documents - Q&A - absence management appeals
Q&A - absence management appeals..Q. Is there a specific timescale for holding an absence management appeal meeting? A. No. However, the Acas Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures provides that appeals should be heard “without unreasonable delay and ideally at an agreed time and place” . What constitutes unreasonable will depend on the circumstances. Keep the employee informed of the reason for any delay, e.g illness. Tribunals will take the Acas Code into account when considering...Click here -
Tips & Advice Safe Employment Documents - An appeal against an absence warning or dismissal
When an employee appeals against a warning for unsatisfactory attendance or a decision to dismiss them under your attendance procedure, use our new letter to arrange an appeal meeting. Why should you hold an appeal?Click here -
Employment News - How to prepare for the global climate strike
Climate change activists are urging employees around the world to protest at inaction over the climate change crisis by walking out of their workplaces on 20 and 27 September 2019. What pre-emptive steps can you take to prevent any possible disruption at your workplace?Click here -
HR Professional - Managing persistent short-term sickness absence
Most employees will occasionally need a few days off because of illness and you must therefore tolerate a certain amount of sickness absence. However, what should you do when persistent short-term sickness absence reaches an unacceptable level?Click here -
Employment News - Tackling poor timekeeping caused by new train timetables
New train timetables came into effect from 20 May 2018 affecting commuters travelling to work with Southern, Great Northern, Thameslink and Northern Rail. However, so far, the timetable changes have caused chaos for commuters, with extensive daily delays and cancellations. If any employees are now routinely arriving late to work as a result of the new timetables, what action can you take?Click here -
Employment News - Here comes the summer - issues for employers
With the summer season now starting, there are a couple of summer employment issues that employers may find they need to tackle. What particular issues might arise in the next few months and how should you deal with them?Click here -
Tips & Advice Personnel - Long-term sickness absence and dismissal
The Court of Appeal has decided that an employee who was sacked following over a year’s sickness absence was unfairly dismissed. Does that mean you can’t ever dismiss employees who are on long-term sickness absence?Click here -
Tips & Advice Personnel - Persistent lateness justifies dismissal
The tribunal has ruled that an employee who was sacked due to their “persistent lateness” was fairly dismissed. What did the employer do in this case which ensured a successful outcome?Click here
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