Each year our Advice Line experts field thousands of calls from
you with requests for authoritative guidance and up to date
information about how the ever-changing laws and regulations of
both the UK and the European Union are impacting on your business.
As you might expect, some issues come up time and again - here are
some of the most frequently asked.
In this section, we examine how to calculate holiday
entitlements for part-time employees, how you should respond if an
employee wants to bring his mother to a disciplinary hearing, and
whether you can declare an under-performing employee redundant?
How do I calculate holidays for an employee who works two days a week? A full-time employee working five days a week is entitled to 24 days of holidays including Bank Holidays.
How much redundancy pay would an employee be due?
How much could an Employment Tribunal award if an employee makes a claim?
An employee has asked if he can bring his mother to a disciplinary hearing tomorrow. What should I say to him?
I am due to distribute new Statements of Particulars of Employment but would like to ask first what is the difference between the continuous service and commencement dates?
What happens if an employee refuses to sign their Statement of Particulars of Employment?
Some of my employees work eight hours each day and the rest work 10 hours a day. What breaks are they entitled to?
One of my employees is currently on maternity leave. She worked full time before going off and has now sent me a form saying that, when she returns, she wants to work three days per week only. Everybody else works full time ...