Managing employees/workers
A model policy to set out to set out the organisation's position in relation to overtime, overtime pay and time off in lieu.
Issues that can arise during maternity leave range from the mundane, such as keeping lines of communication open, to the dramatic, such as putting an employee at risk of redundancy. We discuss common scenarios during maternity leave, and how to deal with them.
In Ali v Capita Customer Management Ltd; Chief Constable of Leicestershire Police v Hextall, the Court of Appeal rejected sex discrimination claims brought by male staff against employers that enhance maternity pay but not shared parental pay.
In Federación de Servicios de Comisiones Obreras (CCOO) v Deutsche Bank SAE, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) held that EU law means that Spanish legislation should require employers to set up a system to record workers' actual daily working time.
Updated to refer to Atherton v Bensons Vending Ltd, in which an employee's derogatory comments about his employer on Facebook did not justify the withholding of notice pay.
A model letter to inform an employee of the outcome of a grievance that a fellow employee has raised against them.
A model letter to notify an employee that their stage 1 formal performance management meeting is to be rescheduled.
A model letter to notify an employee that their stage 3 formal performance management meeting is to be rescheduled.
A model letter to an employee rescheduling a performance appeal meeting.
In light of new guidance for local government employers on term-time workers, consultant editor Darren Newman looks for a simple way to calculate the holiday entitlement of employees who work only during school terms.
HR and legal information and guidance relating to managing employees/workers.