Managing employees/workers
Updated to include a reference to Bicknell and another v NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Commissioning Board, in which the Court of Appeal upheld the finding that TUPE did not apply to an NHS clinical commissioning group.
Updated with reference to Acas’s code of practice consultation on time off for trade union duties and activities.
Reviewed and updated to incorporate guidance on conducting return-to-work meetings so that line managers can feel more confident addressing short-term sickness absence in advance of the changes to sick pay under the Employment Rights Act 2025.
The guide covers the right to time off work for trade union representatives to carry out certain trade union-related activities. The guide sets out what types of activity are covered by the right; when the time off is paid or unpaid; and how much time off employers should permit.
Updated to reflect the introduction of a day-one right to ordinary parental leave, effective from 6 April 2026.
Updated to reflect the introduction of a day-one right to ordinary parental leave, effective from 6 April 2026.
Updated to reflect the introduction of a day-one right to ordinary parental leave, effective from 6 April 2026.
Updated to reflect the introduction of a day-one right to ordinary parental leave, effective from 6 April 2026.
Updated to reflect the introduction of a day-one right to ordinary parental leave, effective from 6 April 2026.
Updated to reflect paternity leave and pay entitlements for employees covered by the rules before the day-one right takes effect on 6 April 2026.
HR and legal information and guidance relating to managing employees/workers.