Sick Leave While on Holiday

What are the correct procedures when dealing with employee illness while they are on annual leave? 

It has been established in UK employment law for a number of years that an employee unfit for work before a period of paid annual leave is due to begin is entitled to take that leave at another time if they wish. It also follows that a worker who falls ill during their holidays should be allowed to take annual leave for the period of sickness at another time. The European Court of Justice has only recently clarified this, stating that whether an employee falls ill before or during their annual leave period is largely irrelevant. They are entitled to take the period of annual leave at another time, even if that means carrying forward the period of holiday into the next leave year*. The UK Government is planning to amend the Working Time Regulations 1998 to take account of the ECJ case law in this area.

Restructure and Redundancy

What are your options if you want to make a position in your business redundant but not the person? 

Q. We’d like to restructure our sales department but it would mean making a team leader position redundant. We don’t want to lose the person working in that role as they have invaluable knowledge about our business. We are trying to find another role for them. If we do offer them another role, do we have to offer them a redundancy package as well?

Queen's Jubilee Bank Holiday

Are Employees Entitled to a Day Off?

Q: The government have granted an additional bank holiday to mark the celebrations for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Are employees automatically entitled to take this as an additional day’s paid leave?

A: There is no statutory right to any bank or public holiday. Therefore the announcement of an extra bank holiday does not increase any entitlement to holiday under the Working Time Regulations. Whether an employee will benefit from the additional bank holiday depends on the wording of their contract, and the discretion of their employer.

London 2012 - A Headache for HR?

With the advent of the biggest sporting event to be held in Britain since the Olympics last came to the UK in 1948, employers have to consider the impact on their businesses. What are the HR issues and challenges the “Olympics effect” may bring for employers and human resource managers?

A good starting point is to identify potential logistical issues that may arise once the Olympic buzz is in full flow and prepare a contingency plan to tackle them.

New Guidance on Dual Contracts

If you employ or engage staff overseas then it’s important you know how HMRC are now approaching dual contract arrangements.

What are dual contracts arrangements?
A dual contract arrangement is often used for employees who work in and outside the UK, under two separate contracts of employment, and who may also have foreign domicile for UK tax purposes. Under this type of arrangement, the payment made for work performed outside the UK under the overseas contract is regarded as overseas earnings, which do not attract liability for tax in the UK.

43% of line managers deemed to be ineffective

A new study on the Effectiveness of Management and Leadership Development Skills sparks new debate

A new ground-breaking report from CMI and Penna sparks fresh debate about development practices in UK organisations. Higher performing companies report higher levels of line manager effectiveness, whilst low performing companies report less than half the same levels of effectivess.

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