Managing employees/workers
The Regulations reverse the requirement for fit notes to be completed in ink or another indelible substance.
HR professionals must ensure that their organisation is on top of the raft of employment law developments in April 2022. These changes include rises in national minimum wage rates, gender pay gap reporting deadlines, increases to statutory redundancy pay and maternity pay, and the end of HMRC's IR35 enforcement "grace period".
Huw Cooke, senior associate at Burges Salmon, guides you through the nuts and bolts of effective sickness absence management before discussing some of the tricky challenges that can arise.
Practical guidance on the restrictions on harmonising contractual terms and conditions following a TUPE transfer, including economic, technical and organisational (ETO) reasons for variation, and the potential impact of restructures.
In Hayes v Rendall & Rittner Ltd, an employment tribunal held that it would have been a reasonable adjustment for the employer to reschedule a disciplinary hearing and to have it heard by telephone.
A model letter following a disciplinary meeting informing an employee that no disciplinary sanction will be imposed.
Enhanced with additional information, including on transfers involving multiple transferees and post-transfer changes to terms and conditions.
Enhanced with additional information, including on the implications of auto-enrolment for high earners and issues around exit payments and credits in defined-benefit schemes.
Enhanced to cover termination for medical reasons (TFMR), including encouraging employees to tell their employer, time off work, and support for partners.
HR and legal information and guidance relating to managing employees/workers.