[Updated 13/01/2025] Notice Periods ~/ Minimum periods are set by statute but an employer may give and require longer periods than the statutory periods of notice. Always check your written particulars/statement of terms for your notice periods Notice and Pay to be Given to an Employee ~/ Statutory entitlement is based upon the length of […]
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Parent and/or Family Events – Leave & Pay #
[Updated 18/03/2024] Different types of leave and pay to help with family matters. Quick references to related statutory employment rights in the UK are given below. Being statutory, they serve as the minimum entitlement of employees. Rates applicable from 7th April 2024 unless stated otherwise (previous year rates are in brackets) ~ Adoption Leave and […]
Pay & Wages – Minimum Levels #
Updated 19/01/2024 with rates effective from 1st April 2024 plus Updated 22/02/2025 National Mimimum Wage rates from 1st April 2025 This heading includes Guarantee Pay, the Living Wage, the National Minimum Wage. Guarantee Pay ~ If there is insufficient work, an individual may be laid off or placed on shorter hours provided the individual’s terms […]
Redundancy: Consultation & Pay ~
Redundancy Consultation Requirements The requirements differ according to the number of individuals affected: 1 – 19 Employees There is no stipulated length of consultation before the first dismissal may take place. However, there is an expectation that reasonable and meaningful consultation will occur with the individuals affected. 20 – 99 Employees Mandatory consultation period before […]
Remedies Open to an Individual Claimant #
[Updated 15/03/2024] – includes new rates from 6th April 2024] This topic notes the less known awards that may be sought by an individual(s). Rates shown apply to the 2024-2025 tax year; figures in brackets are for the previous year. There are other fines and issues about which a Tribunal may decide to make an […]
Rest Breaks & Working Hours
Rest Periods and Breaks Rest Break During a Shift Adult Young Person (under 18 and over school leaving age) Shifts of over 6 hours – a minimum of 20 mins.should be taken during the shift. Shifts over 4.5 hours – a minimum of 30 mins. should be taken during the shift. Conditions> Individuals must be […]
Risk Assessments
[Editor’s note: this section will be expanded] Managers should bear in mind that they have a duty to conduct risk assessments for a range of situations. Some of those assessments have to be repeated at specific times. Pregnancy – Risk Assessments An employer should conduct an assessment when he/she is notified that a woman is […]
Short Time Working or Laid Off
[Updated 18/01/25] Placed on Short Time Working or Laid Off Normally, short time working or being laid off is only lawful if there is a term to that effect in: An employee may be entitled to redundancy pay if he/she is laid off without pay or placed on short time working for less than half […]
Sickness or Health Issues #
[Editor’s Note -This is a new section which will be expanded with additional topics]. Updated 15/02/2024 – payment rates from 10/04/2024 Rates for the current and previous year are given (The rates for the previous year are shown in brackets) Self-Certificates for Sickness Absence Normally an employee is required to provide a self-certificate to cover […]
Unfair Dismissal – Remedies #
[Updated 16/07/2024] (Figures shown are for the 2024-25 year starting from 07/04/2024; figures in brackets are for the previous year). There are many valid reasons why an employer may dismiss an employee fairly. The topic covers points when an individual is dismissed unfairly such as when the alleged reason is demonstrably false, the procedure used […]