Work organisation
In Kücük v Land Nordrhein-Westfalen [2012] IRLR 697 ECJ, the ECJ held that an employer's use of 13 successive fixed-term contracts over a period of 11 years was not inherently in breach of the Fixed-term Workers Directive, but that the issue of objective justification had to be assessed by the national court on the particular facts of the case.
A model letter notifying an employment agency of your intention to pay the temp to perm transfer fee to engage a temporary agency worker as a permanent employee.
A model letter notifying an employment agency of your intention to comply with the quarantine period in respect of a temporary agency worker.
A model letter notifying an employment agency of your intention to use the extended hire period in respect of a temporary agency worker.
Practical guidance on managing an agency worker who is pregnant or a new mother, including rights under the Agency Workers Regulations 2010; the 12-week qualifying period; pregnancy and maternity discrimination; risk assessments; antenatal appointments; and maternity leave and pay.
A model letter on renewal of fixed-term employment.
Practical guidance on calculating the 12-week qualifying period under the Agency Workers Regulations 2010, including the need to be in the same role with the same hirer; breaks in the assignment; and anti-avoidance provisions.
Practical guidance on arranging cover for an employee on adoption leave, including fixed-term workers; secondment; acting up; arranging the handover; and the employee's return to work.
A model policy to set out how employees should manage employees who face difficulties attending their place of work and returning home during periods of severe weather or when there are disruptions to transport.
HR and legal information and guidance relating to work organisation.