Managing employees/workers
Social media has grown in use exponentially since Facebook was launched 16 years ago, and so has the risk to users. Daniel Piddington examines how employers can keep an eye on their staff's social media posts without falling foul of the law.
David Whincup, partner and head of employment at the London office of law firm Squire Patton Boggs, discusses the key elements of a whistleblowing complaint, and shares his tips on how to deal effectively with protected disclosures in the context of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
An up-to-date, accurate maternity dates calculator. Use this calculator to calculate by when a pregnant employee must provide their official maternity notification and the earliest they can start their maternity leave.
An up-to-date, accurate additional maternity leave end date calculator. Use this calculator to calculate when an employee's maternity leave will end if she takes all her statutory maternity leave entitlement.
An up-to-date, accurate maternity pay eligibility calculator. Use this calculator to calculate if an employee has worked for the organisation for long enough to qualify for statutory maternity pay.
An up-to-date, accurate maternity pay eligibility calculator. Use this calculator to calculate if an employee earns enough to qualify for statutory maternity pay, where they are paid weekly on the same day or monthly on the same date.
Matthew Trerise and Angela Armstrong discuss the challenges neurodivergent people may experience when returning to the workplace post-lockdown, with practical tips on reintegrating employees.
Employment lawyer Darren Newman guides us through the process of varying an employee's terms and conditions including the procedure for dismissing and re-engaging an employee, and how to deal with an avalanche of flexible working requests from employees who want to make their lockdown way of working permanent.
In Tai Tarian Ltd v Christie, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that the tribunal had erred in its approach to fairness when it found the carpenter had been unfairly dismissed following a complaint made against him by a tenant who requested anonymity.
In Kocur and others v Angard Staffing Solutions Ltd and another, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that a worker supplied by an agency to work temporarily for Royal Mail was an agency worker, despite the fact that he was supplied exclusively to Royal Mail on a regular basis over four years.
HR and legal information and guidance relating to managing employees/workers.