Social media can cause all sorts of workplace issues. A Facebook post might upset a colleague, a negative post might be made about the business itself, or poor online behaviour could impact business reputation. Employers need to be ready to act to minimise the impact...
The Government has accepted the Low Pay Commission’s (LPC’s) recommendations for the rates of the National Living Wage (NLW) and National Minimum Wage (NMW) to apply from April 2025. The figures are the first produced by the LPC since its remit was altered to take...
A tribunal case recently had to consider whether a man had suffered age discrimination when an older colleague broke wind on him. The tribunal concluded that he had. In the case of XYV v Birmingham City Council, the Claimant’s colleague, who was in his 50s, broke wind...
Statutory Sick Pay is the payment made to employees when they are absent from work due to sickness. Currently, SSP is not paid during the first three days of any absence. These are known as ‘waiting days’. If an absence continues after the ‘waiting days’, then SSP is...
The Acas Code of Practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures says disciplinary processes should proceed ‘without delay’ – but what can employers do if delay is caused by an employee going off sick? The sickness may be unrelated to the disciplinary process....
Employees who suffer any form of bereavement currently have very limited rights to take time off work to deal with it. Much currently falls to the goodwill and understanding of employers. Employees are often forced into taking time off sick or on holiday to deal with...
