Tag Archives: humanresources

Getting employment status wrong and the impact on holiday pay?

Getting employment status wrong and the impact on holiday pay

In February, the supreme court ruled in the court of appeal judgement in Pimlico Plumbers v Smith that the right to take annual leave does not necessarily lapse and can carry over and accumulate until the contract ends. Getting employment status wrong and the impact on holiday pay can have an effect on a company […]

Whatsapp for employee communication?

Whatsapp for employee communication

US regulators have been visiting HSBC holdings to look into the use of Whatsapp for employee communication. Whatsapp is an instant messaging app in which all messages are end-to-end encrypted, which means only people in the chat have access to the messages. These messages cannot be traced, therefore can escape investigations, unlike sending texts and […]