[Updated 10/01/25] Annual Holidays – Statutory Entitlement re Leave & Pay In order to simplify payments for holidays, the law now permits employers to pay staff 12.07% of their ‘pay’ to cover holidays. This should be paid in equal instalments across the year e.g. weekly or monthly and must be shown as an item on […]
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Bereavement Leave & Pay for Parents ~/
[Updated 09/01/2025] This is a relatively new statutory right for up to 2 weeks leave and pay in such sorrowful cirumstances. Bereavement Leave – a statutory right A parent whose child has died when aged under 18 or was stillborn (after 24 weeks of pregnancy) is entitled to take special statutory paid leave. That can […]
Carer’s Leave for a Dependant
[Updated 19/03/24] This right takes effect from 06/04/24. If you have a dependant who requires long-term care, one week’s unpaid leave per year may be requested io either arrange for or to provide the care of your dependant. Long-term care means old age issues, a disability, an illness or injury which will last three months […]
Contract of Employment
Contract Terms v Written Particulars of Employment ~ [Updated 29/12/2024] Often, people use these phrases interchangeably but their effect is quite different. Contract of Employment Such a contract should contain the complete terms on which an individual has been employed i.e. a comprehensive document of the respective rights of the employer and employee based on […]
Fines & Other Tribunal Orders Against an Employer
[Updated 30/03/2021] Fines and Orders Against an Employer A Tribunal has various powers to award compensation and other remedies to an employee when a statutory entitlement has been breached by an employer. Employment Tribunals also have other powers that the judge/panel can exercise but those orders do not generally lead to payments to an employee. […]
Flexible Working – Statutory Right #
Flexible Working ~/ [Updated 12/04/2024] Qualifying Conditions for Flexible Working From 6th April 2024, the right to make a request for flexible working will exist from the first day of employment; there is no longer a 6 month service requirement. It is a statutory right to request a flexible working arrangement: – Two requests may […]
Guarantee Pay #
Guarantee Pay and Short Time Working ~/ Revised 09/03/24 Rates shown apply from 06/04/24; rate for previous year are shown in brackets The rates below are the statutory rates applicable to an employee being laid off or placed on short time working. Guarantee pay is not payable for any days on which you do any […]
Maternity Matters ~
[Revised 31/12/24] Note from 6th April 2025 a new right to 12 weeks neo-natal leave and pay will come into effect. A note about this will be published when the full details are clearer. Ante-Natal Appointments & Classes ~/ Mothers Fathers, Spouses and Civil Partners Minimum Continuous Service requirement No minimum service is required to […]
Neonatal Leave – Statutory Provision
[30/12/2024] ~~ From 6th April 2025, a new right will take effect for adults with children requiring neonatal medical care in hospital. The entitlement will be from 1 to 12 weeks leave and pay for a a parent of person responsible for the upbringing of a child. This leave will not have to be offset […]
Notice Periods re Employee and Employer
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 to be Given to an Employee Statutory entitlement is based upon the length of continuous service with the employer: – […]