Latest Q & A
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?
Breaks for employees
What length of break are employees entitled to for an eight hour shift in a restaurant?
Equal opportunities recruitment
With regards to equal opportunities, do I have to employ a certain amount of people from varied ethnic backgrounds? I’m not against this, but I currently happen only to employ British Indian staff and don’t want to break the law.
Incentives for employing school-leavers
Are there currently any incentives paid by Government to employers for employing school-leavers or 'first jobbers'?
Paying travel expenses when relocating
When a business relocates premises does it have to pay travelling expenses to employees who have further to travel to their place of employment?
Verbal agreements
I’m self-employed and when I started at this salon there was no contract to sign. There was a verbal agreement of a 50/50 split of my takings with the owner and she agreed to provide the products. Now she wants to change it to 60/40 and make us buy our own products. Where do I stand?
Staff training
Why do you think training staff is an important process?
Early retirement due to illness
Twelve months ago, I had an accident at home that left me disabled. Can I ask my employer to give me early retirement through ill health?
New staff and holidays
How soon after someone starts their job can they take holiday?
Providing transport for employees
Does an employer have to provide employees with some form of transport from the workplace to home when such public transport is not available, late at night for instance?
Dealing with poor performance
One of my employees takes a long time to write reports and the end result is poorly expressed. It has been suggested that she might be dyslexic. Am I on dodgy ground if I terminate her employment?
Providing references
What is an employment statement and what should be in it?
Making staff redundant
If I have made someone redundant, can I hire someone else and give them a different job title?
Racism in the workplace
I have suffered harassment for more than two years and now racism. I raised my issues with my managers. No action was taken. A UNISON solicitor is saying that there is evidence of bullying and racism but it is outside the employment time. Is there any way I can pursue this matter?
