Latest Q & A
Training records
Could you please clarify how long a small business should keep staff training records?
Who pays for training?
As an employer, am I legally bound to pay for training courses for employees or can I get them to pay for it?
Rights over email accounts
I have a line manager who has accessed a colleague’s email account without permission and is now using the email in a disciplinary hearing against the colleague, is this legal?
Letting go of a staff member
i have a manager and find she no longer fits what i need as manager. i also have a great dislike of her
Personal Liabiilty Insurance
How do you go about getting Personal Liability Insurance to enable you to approach businesses for work if you are a painter and decorator
Smoking at work
What rights do employee's have with regard to smoking, and does the employer have a legal obligation to provide a smoking area off the premisis?
Substituting holiday for pay
I understand holiday entitlement is due to rise to 28 days for full-time workers. Can you give money in lieu of this time off and keep to say, 25 days holiday?
Staff on maternity leave
Is it legal for employers to refuse a reference for an employee whilst she is on maternity leave? Does the employer also have to provide them with a return to work date?
Employing a foreign national
I am considering employing a girl from the Czech Republic currently working here as an au pair. She has no NI at present and I am in the dark as to whether I can employ her for a certain amount of hours without one.
Redundancy for staff
I am self-employed and have employed a member of staff for about 18 months. I can no longer afford to do this, what can I do? Can I make him redundant?
Childcare support if self-employed
I have set up my own business after the birth of my daughter. It was impossible, due to an inflexible employer, to continue in employment. I would like to know if there are any childcare voucher schemes available to self-employed parents similar to those offered to employed parents?
Accidents at work
A new starter has had an accident out of work, what am I able to do? Must I keep her on and pay statutory sick pay (SSP) or can I let her go?
Facilities for employees
Does an employer have to provide a place to get drinking water and a place to be able to wash up other than a basin used for toilet facilities?
Maternity rights for employees
What are an employee's maternity rights with regards to leave?
Advertising for staff
Does an employer who has more than 60 staff have to advertise a new job or can they just move someone into a new position without advertising at all?
