2024/25 sick pay and parental leave rates
Publication date: 11.12.2023
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2024/25 sick pay and parental leave rates.. At the end of November 2023, the government announced the benefits and leave rates for 2024/25. The statutory sick pay (SSP) rate for 2024/25
increases from £109.40 pw to £116.75 pw. This is a 6.7% increase and is a cost fully borne by the employer as SSP can’t be recovered from HMRC (in contrast...
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Garden leave new rights and obligations
Publication date: 09.06.2023
Article database » Contracts » Clauses and agreements
Our Garden Leave Clause expressly sets out your rights and the employee’s obligations when they are placed on garden leave during their notice period. We’ve now added a few more rights and
obligations. What’s new in our clause?
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Varying the statutory rules on night work
Publication date: 09.06.2023
Article database » Contracts » Rest periods and rest break clause
Night workers are subject to rules on working time which are set out in the Working Time Regulations 1998. You can use our new Night Work Clause to vary some of these special statutory rules. What
can be varied?
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Q&A - settlement agreements as evidence
Publication date: 09.06.2023
Article database » Redundancy » Redundancy
Q&A - settlement agreements as evidence..Q. As the without prejudice rule doesn’t apply in the case of voluntary redundancy (because there’s no existing employment dispute), does this mean the
letter and settlement agreement are admissible as evidence in any tribunal proceedings if the voluntary redundancy settlement negotiations break down?...
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Q&A - unacceptable social media posts
Publication date: 09.06.2023
Article database » Non-contractual policies and procedures » Non-contractual policies & procedures
Q&A - unacceptable social media posts..Q. If an employee has written disparaging or offensive comments about our business on social media , or posted material there which brings the business into
disrepute, what should we do? A. You can commence disciplinary action against the employee under the terms of your disciplinary procedure. However, your...
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Grievance or disciplinary appeal?
Publication date: 09.06.2023
Article database » Discipline/grievances » Disciplinary procedure
When an employee raises a grievance after receiving a disciplinary sanction, it might actually be a disciplinary appeal. In this scenario, issue our new Letter Treating Grievance as Disciplinary
Appeal. What does it say?
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Social media policy review
Publication date: 09.06.2023
Article database » Non-contractual policies and procedures » Non-contractual policies & procedures
Following the controversy surrounding the BBC’s public handling of a tweet made by Gary Lineker, we’ve fully reviewed our Social Media Policy. What’s been added to it to help you?
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Voluntary redundancy on agreed terms
Publication date: 09.06.2023
Article database » Redundancy » Redundancy
Where an employee volunteers for redundancy, one option is to make your acceptance subject to their entering into a settlement agreement. What will the employee need to do in this situation?
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Collecting ethnicity data
Publication date: 09.06.2023
Article database » Recruitment » Recruitment
We’ve amended our Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form following the publication of new government guidance for employers relating to ethnicity pay reporting. What particular aspects of our form have
been changed?
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A reconvened disciplinary hearing
Publication date: 09.06.2023
Article database » Discipline/grievances » Disciplinary procedure
Occasionally, it may be necessary for a disciplinary hearing to be adjourned where new information comes to light during it. Where this happens, the hearing will need to be reconvened. How can you do
this easily?
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