The law says an employer must do a health and safety risk assessment for all women of child-bearing age. These include: a pregnant employee and the unborn child she is carrying an employee who’s become a new mother in the last 6 months an employee who’s breastfeeding You can do a single assessment covering your […]
Tag Archives: human resources
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Feb
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Discrimination because of pregnancy or maternity You must not show discrimination against someone you employ, or are considering employing, because of: their pregnancy an illness related to their pregnancy, including related time off maternity pay or leave they take, or plan to take The law applies regardless of how long the person has been employed. […]
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Rules for pregnant employees By law, anyone classed as an employee must tell you: that they’re pregnant the expected week of the birth – to confirm this you can ask for a medical certificate, such as a ‘MAT B1’ form if they’re more than 20 weeks pregnant the date they want to start maternity leave – the earliest it […]
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You have the right to reclaim from an employee’s pay if: the employment contract specifically allows it it’s been agreed in writing beforehand you’ve overpaid them by mistake it’s required by law – for example Income Tax or a court order they missed work to be on strike or take industrial action For example, you can […]
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Some employees will have a legal (‘statutory’) right to ask for a change to their contract with a ‘flexible working request’. For example, they might ask to: reduce their hours to work part-time change their start and finish time have flexibility with their start and finish times (sometimes known as ‘flexitime’) do their hours over […]
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Feb
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The following must all be included in the same document (the ‘principal statement’): the employer’s name the employee’s name the start date (the day the employee starts work) the date that ‘continuous employment’ (working for the same employer without a significant break) started pay, including how often and when (for example, £1000 per month, paid on […]
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An employment contract is a legal relationship between an employer and an employee. The employer should check the employment status of the person they’re employing as it can affect what contract is needed. What an employer must provide in writing By law, an employer must provide anyone who’s classed as an employee with the terms of their […]
5 Ways to Boost Employee Retention, Illustrated by Top Businesses Main organisations across the globe make employee retention a business priority. Apart from long-term techniques, they have also put in place specific ideas which have assisted in enhancing retention. The following are five illustrations to inspire you. 1. Design a progression track for every field, […]
Agile has been in existence as an approach for decades in software development but is spreading through organisations as they realise that all teams would reap the benefits of operating less rigidly. To thrive in today’s environment, companies need to adjust quickly to market or industry change; something which often indicates a fundamental transformation away […]
The obvious answer to this question would be the “HR” Department or “People Function” but is it? If tomorrow, you decided to start up a company you most likely won’t have an HR department. You will most likely make most of the decisions of whom to hire and what to pay them. Giving the amount […]