Full acceptance of flexible working request
Publication date: 14.06.2024
Article database » Flexible working » Flexible working
Where, having reviewed an employee’s request for flexible working, you’re happy to accept it in full, you can simply confirm this in writing using our new letter. But when might you still want to
have a meeting prior to confirming full acceptance?
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Q&A - mandating annual leave during lay-off
Publication date: 14.06.2024
Article database » Contracts » Lay-off and short time working clause
Q&A - mandating annual leave during lay-off..Q. Can we require an employee to use some of their paid annual leave during a period of lay-off or short time working? A. Yes, you can. However, under
the Working Time Regulations 1998 , you must give notice to the employee requiring them to take annual leave on the dates you’ve specified. This notice...
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Q&A - withdrawal of flexible working request
Publication date: 14.06.2024
Article database » Flexible working » Flexible working
Q&A - withdrawal of flexible working request..Q. If an employee makes an application for flexible working and we arrange a meeting with them to discuss it, what’s the position if they simply fail
to turn up to that meeting? A. Unless the employee has explicitly confirmed that they wish to withdraw their flexible working request (which they are...
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Duty to comply with staff handbook
Publication date: 14.06.2024
Article database » Company rules » Staff handbook introduction
Our new clause places employees under an express contractual obligation to comply with your Staff Handbook. Why might this clause be worth having?
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Reforms to TUPE information and consultation obligations
Publication date: 14.06.2024
Article database » TUPE » TUPE
The government has amended the TUPE information and consultation obligations for transfers that take place on or after 1 July 2024. What’s changed and how does it affect our Letter Inviting
Consultation in Accordance with TUPE?
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Progressing performance management conclusion
Publication date: 14.06.2024
Article database » Discipline/grievances » Dismissal due to poor performance letter
If an employee has been signed off work on long-term sick leave during the performance management process, there will come a point when you need to move forward. Use our new letter here. What’s in
it?
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Ensuring employees understand lay-off consequences
Publication date: 14.06.2024
Article database » Contracts » Lay-off and short time working clause
We’ve added a new section to our Lay-Off and Short Time Working Clause to ensure that employees understand the other consequences of being laid off or put on short time working, beyond those related
to work and pay. What does it now cover?
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Preparation of witness statement for employment tribunal
Publication date: 14.06.2024
Article database » Termination » Termination
Where a current or former employee has agreed to give evidence in your defence of a tribunal claim, you should get their witness statement prepared at an early stage. Our new letter starts this
process. What does it include?
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What to include in your asbestos management plan
Publication date: 10.10.2018
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If you own or manage property, you have a duty to protect staff and others from asbestos risks. Use our new template document to help set out your arrangements.
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Court of appeal slashes fine by 85%
Publication date: 10.10.2018
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A £900,000 fine given to utility firm Electricity North West (ENW) has been reduced to £135,000 by the Court of Appeal. Why was the original fine cut so drastically?
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