As an employer, you need to check that the people you employ have the right to work in the UK. If you don’t, you could be fined up to £20,000 per employee and your reputation will suffer. During the pandemic, the government introduced digital ways for you to check an employee’s right to work in…
Homeworking: employee who moved north not entitled to London weighting
In McKenzie-Bayliss v The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) an employment tribunal held that a homeworking employee who relocated to North-East England but carried out work for the South-East region was no longer entitled to receive pay at the London rate. Facts After 20 years, Mrs McKenzie-Bayliss was seconded from the London team to CPS Direct….
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Growth plan 2022
On 23rd of September 2022, the Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered his growth plan to Parliament. Here are three key aims: The government intends to repeal reforms to IR35 from 6th of April 2023. After that date, end users will no longer have to carry out employment status determinations if they are engaging someone via…
What can you do about ‘quiet quitting’?
‘The Great Realignment’ is following ‘The Great Resignation’. The concept of ‘working to live’ as opposed to ‘living to work’ has become more widespread as a result of the pandemic. Time spent at home during lockdowns caused many people to stop and consider the impact of their commute, working hours and lack of professional boundaries…
Accommodating childcare during school holidays
The six-week school holidays are here. They will bring childcare difficulties to some employees. They may bring staffing problems to you. What can you do? Here are six ideas. One for each week. If your employee needs to take time off during the school holidays to care for their children, consider: 1 Paid annual leave….
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Are employees obliged to get to work during a rail strike?
National rail strikes are causing disruption. Are employees obliged to get to work during a rail strike? Yes, but deal with the problem reasonably. Particularly if there will be no trains running on some train lines dates. What can you do? Advise your employees to allow extra time for their journey on strike days. Alternatives….
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How should you deal with an employee who no longer has the right to work in the UK?
You can be sent to jail for five years and have to pay an unlimited fine if you’re found guilty of employing someone who you knew or had ‘reasonable cause to believe’ did not have the right to work in the UK. You might have to pay a civil penalty of up to £20,000 if…
Staff members who fail to return from holiday on time
Cancelled flights are causing travel chaos. What can you do if an employee cannot report for work on their expected return date? Where your employee is stuck abroad through no fault of their own and they’re keeping you informed about the situation, you shouldn’t treat it as a disciplinary matter. If you haven’t heard from…
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Gender-critical feminist suffered direct discrimination for expressing her beliefs
In Forstater v CGD Europe and others an employment tribunal decided that a consultant researcher suffered discrimination when a think tank ended its relationship with her because of her gender-critical beliefs. Ms Forstater worked for the Centre for Global Development (CGD). During a Twitter debate on transgender issues, she tweeted, among other things, that ‘a…
Who owns the connections on LinkedIn accounts?
Many employees add business and work-related connections to their LinkedIn accounts because they’ve come into contact with them during their employment. Who owns those connections if the employee leaves? In May 2022, the High Court handed down a decision in the case of Clayton Recruitment Ltd v Wilson. Mr Wilson left Clayton Recruitment Ltd to…
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Fit notes: what’s changing?
The Office for National Statistics has reported the highest rate of sickness absence in over a decade. Expect to receive more fit notes from employees. The process for issuing fit notes will be streamlined to free up GP appointments so they can focus on dealing with sick patients and those with complex medical needs. From…
Government to make it easier for businesses to engage temporary staff during industrial action
There is currently a very limited legal restriction on employers moving staff or taking on new staff during industrial action. However, legislation prevents an employment business from supplying an employer with temporary workers to perform duties normally performed by a worker who is on strike or taking industrial action, or the duties normally performed by…
