The legislation around sexual harassment in the workplace has changed recently. You may have seen this reported on in the press.What has changed?Sexual harassment in the workplace was already prohibited, and the employer had to show that they took ‘all reasonable steps’ to prevent harassment from occurring.The law now goes a step further and imposes ...
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Q: When can an employee take sick leave? If an employee is ill, they can take time off work. If they are sick for up to and including 7 consecutive days (including non-working days such as weekends), you may ask them to confirm they have been off sick by filling in a form. This is ...
Q: How much holiday leave is my employee entitled to? Statutory holiday is 5.6 weeks paid holiday per year, which for an employee who works 5 days per week is 28 days. As a business, you can choose to provide more holidays. For example, if a full-time employee gets 28 days including bank holidays, a ...
Q: What should I consider when hiring someone? Think about the skills, qualities and behaviour you would want from a potential work colleague and take your time selecting the right candidate. Be careful not to discriminate based on someone’s “protected characteristics”. These are a person’s: Age Disability Race Gender reassignment Marriage and civil partnership Pregnancy ...
Q: What is Statutory Maternity Leave (SML)? Statutory Maternity Leave is 52 weeks. This is made up of: Ordinary Maternity Leave – first 26 weeks Additional Maternity Leave – last 26 weeks It is not compulsory for your employee to take the full 52 weeks, but they must take 2 weeks leave after their baby ...
The Labour Party has released more details on its proposed Employment Rights Bill, which will bring significant changes to employment law. While the reforms are substantial, the Bill still needs to go through consultation and legislative processes, meaning the majority of changes won’t come into effect until 2026. This timeline allows businesses to update policies, ...