Managing employees/workers
Updated to reflect that the right to carer's leave is in force from 6 April 2024.
Updated to reflect that the Regulations have been finalised.
The rules around COVID-19 were very clearly drawn in 2020. But what is the state of play now, not just in relation to COVID but to illness in the workplace generally? What should organisations do about employees who are nervous about returning to the workplace? Or about at-risk employees, particularly when infection rates are high? Or about long COVID - is it now treated as a disability?
A quiz for line managers to test their knowledge on handling flexible working requests (reflecting forthcoming reforms).
XpertHR editors Stephen Simpson and Zeba Sayed explain how the new statutory carer's leave will operate in practice and the impact it will have on how employers support carers.
Updated to reflect the removal from government guidance of a 28-day grace period that allowed for continued employment while the employee made a late application to the EU settlement scheme.
According to a YouGov survey, 15% of people meet their partners at work. Given how widespread the phenomenon is, to what extent does HR need to take an interest in office romances?
Rolling up holiday means paying an additional amount representing holiday pay for each pay period throughout the year...
In Wilson v Financial Conduct Authority, the employment tribunal dismissed the senior manager's claim after finding that the FCA had carefully analysed her flexible working request and had identified genuine reasons for refusing it.
Updated to reflect legislation in place from 1 January 2024 confirming the circumstances in which annual leave can be carried forward.
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