Do your employees take all of their holiday entitlement? A recent report revealed that many employees feel under pressure not to take all of their holiday. Helen Blaby recently interviewed me on BBC Radio Northampton about this very subject. It includes a useful reminder of the law in this complex area. Click below to hear […]
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BBC Radio Northampton Interviews Solicitor Andrew Crisp about changing employment contracts
BBC Radio Northampton interviewed Andrew Crisp of Advantage Employment Law, formerly a division of Mason Bullock Solicitors, about the legality of changing someone’s employment contract. This followed Northamptonshire County Council’s controversial decision to amend their staff contracts in order to save money. Click below to hear the interview. Thanks to Helen Dale of Goodness Foods […]
7 Things Employers Need to Know About Handling a Grievance
Receiving a grievance from an employee can be stressful, frustrating and painful. Nobody likes to have unhappy employees. But it could be be much worse if you handle it wrongly. You could find yourself having to defend an unnecessary Employment Tribunal claim, which will leads to added stress and expense. If you handle the grievance […]
Responding to Gross Misconduct. Don’t make this mistake!
Another lesson in how not to deal with an employee’s misconduct. You may remember the story. . . the owner of a small business caught one of his employees stealing from his company. He hung a sign saying ‘thief’ around the man’s neck and frogmarched him to a police station.
Can employees take time off work to look after their family?
Your employees are entitled to take a reasonable amount of unpaid time off work in order to deal with certain unexpected events affecting people they look after. This right is available to all your employees. When can an employee request time off? Your employees have a right to take reasonable time off in the […]