Managing employees/workers

New and updated

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  Employment law guide

  Working time: key differences in Scotland and Northern Ireland

  Updated to reflect the outcome of the most recent consultation on the Scottish Law Commission report on review of contract law.

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  Letters and forms

  Recommended documentation for sponsored migrants checklist

  Updated to refer to biometric immigration documents (previously biometric residence permits).

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  How to

  How to deal with keeping-in-touch days during maternity leave

  Updated to reflect the increase to the statutory maternity pay rate from 6 April 2025. 

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  How to

  How to deal with maternity pay, salary sacrifice and childcare vouchers

  Updated to reflect the increase to the statutory maternity pay rate from 6 April 2025. 

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  How to

  How to deal with keeping-in-touch days during adoption leave

  Updated to reflect the increase to the statutory adoption pay rate from 6 April 2025. 

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  FAQs

  Are employees entitled to be paid their full contractual pay on keeping-in-touch days?

  Updated to reflect the increase to the statutory maternity pay rate from 6 April 2025. 

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  How to

  How to deal with a pay rise that coincides with an employee's pregnancy or maternity leave

  Updated to reflect the increase to the statutory maternity pay rate from 6 April 2025. 

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  Training

  Individual redundancies - line manager training

  Updated to reflect the extension of redundancy protection for employees who take neonatal care leave in force from 6 April 2025. 

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  Training

  Collective redundancies - line manager training

  Updated to reflect the extension of redundancy protection for employees who take neonatal care leave in force from 6 April 2025. 

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  Training

  Pensions auto-enrolment - line manager training

  Updated throughout to confirm the auto-enrolment thresholds remain unchanged for 2025/26.