What can’t a prospective employer ask at an interview? Potential employers should be cautious around subjects like age, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation. There are a number of potentially risky interview topics, mostly around areas such as health, family/personal matters, and so on. This is because discrimination law applies to [...]
Employment Facts and Figures 2024-2025 The facts and figures for Employment. Payment Rate as at April 2024-April 2025 Family friendly payments Statutory Maternity Pay 6 weeks at 90% of normal weekly earnings Then 33 weeks at £184.03 or earnings related rate if lower Statutory Paternity Pay Two weeks at £184.03 Statutory [...]
What are the new flexible working rules for 2024? The rules about flexible working requests are changing in April 2024. The rules about flexible working requests are changing in April 2024, meaning employees will be able to ask to work flexibly from day one of their employment and make 2 requests [...]
What is wrongful dismissal? You do not need 2 years service for a wrongful dismissal claim (unlike unfair dismissal). Wrongful dismissal is where an employer dismisses an employee in breach of their contract, usually without giving notice where the employee is entitled to notice of termination (or pay in lieu of [...]
Employment - How do you know if redundancies are coming? It is sometimes obvious that businesses may need to cut staff. As an employee, sometimes you can see the way things are going, and sometimes redundancy comes as a total shock. Signs can include the loss of a major customer, a [...]
Can you be made redundant on maternity leave? If you are made redundant during maternity leave, you are entitled to Statutory Maternity Pay. Yes, you can be made redundant while on maternity leave, in that employers are always able to dismiss their employees. The better question is whether the dismissal is [...]
Can you request flexible working from day one? The right to request flexible working will be a Day One right. At the time of writing (December 2023), employees need 26 weeks’ employment before they can request flexible working. However, the right to request flexible working is to become a Day One [...]
Can my employer force me back to the office? If it is a 'reasonable management instruction' it may be difficult to refuse to return the office. Whether employers can require employees to work in the office will depend on what the employment contract says, and if it’s a “reasonable management instruction” [...]
What are an employer’s responsibilities regarding miscarriage? 1 in 4 pregnancies end in miscarriage before 12 weeks. Sadly, one in four pregnancies ends in miscarriage before 12 weeks’ pregnancy. Miscarriage will often lead to women taking time off work to deal with the physical and emotional health impacts, and employees do [...]
What is reaffirmation of a settlement agreement? Reaffirmation of a settlement agreement is signing a second time. A reaffirmation of a settlement agreement is where the employee is required to sign a settlement agreement twice, or to sign a first/main settlement agreement then a reaffirmation or second settlement agreement. It usually [...]
