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 ...