Holiday Leave & Pay 2023

Guidance for employers regarding paid holiday leave, including important changes to holiday rights under the Working Time Regulations.

Mental Health & Wellbeing in the Workplace

This factsheet discusses the issues surrounding mental health and how employers can take positive steps to improve the general mental health and wellbeing of employees.

Statutory Payment Rates 2023/24

An easy to scan summary of an employer's statutory payment rates for 2023-2024.

Protecting LinkedIn Contacts

Who owns an employee's LinkedIn contacts and what happens to them when an employee leaves the business?

Obstacles to returning to the workplace during COVID-19 – Employee lives with someone who is high risk

What to do if an employee is living with someone who is classed as high risk and shielding.

Obstacles to returning to the workplace during COVID-19 – High risk employee

What to do if an employee is classed as high risk ('clinically extremely vulnerable').

Obstacles to returning to the workplace during COVID-19 – Moderate risk employee

What to do if an employee is classed as moderate risk ('clinically vulnerable').

Obstacles to returning to the workplace during COVID-19 – Mental health condition

What do to if an employee has a clinical or mental health condition.

Obstacles to returning to the workplace during COVID-19 – Coronavirus symptoms

What to do if an employee has, or lives with someone who has, Coronavirus symptoms.

Obstacles to returning to the workplace during COVID-19 – Travel into work

What to do if an employee is concerned about travel into work.

Obstacles to returning to the workplace during COVID-19 – Workplace unsafe

What to do if an employee believes the workplace is unsafe.

Obstacles to returning to the workplace during COVID-19 – Bereavement

What to do if an employee has died or suffered a bereavement.

Obstacles to returning to the workplace during COVID-19 – Employee is working for another employer

What to do if an employee is working for another employer.

Update to wages for furloughed workers

Changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and breakdown of wages for furloughed workers.

Annual leave, COVID-19 and quarantine – What employers need to know

Advice for employers regarding annual leave and quarantine during COVID-19.

Employee Self-Isolation – Guidance for Employers

Guidance for employers regarding self-isolation if an employee has symptoms or has tested positive for coronavirus, is contacted by a test and trace service, or is returning to the UK and may need to quarantine.

Holiday Leave & Pay

Guidance for employers regarding paid holiday leave.

Keeping in touch with employees during furlough

Here are a few tips on how best to stay in regular contact during any period of absence, including furlough.

Advice for employees in dealing with anxiety and wellbeing linked to COVID-19

This guidance advises us how we can we protect our mental health and wellbeing whilst being isolated during the Coronavirus outbreak.

Obstacles to returning to the workplace during COVID-19 – Childcare commitments

What to do if an employee cannot return to work due to extraordinary and/or ongoing childcare commitments.

Coronavirus – Guidance for Employers

An overview of the main HR and Employment Law issues relating to the management of Coronavirus in the workplace.

Statutory Payment Rates 2020/21

An easy to scan summary of an employer's statutory payment rates for 2020-2021.

Sexual Harassment Myth Buster – Banter

If the “victim” has previously engaged in “banter” of a sexual nature with the alleged harasser and they have ceased in doing so and made it clear they want it to stop, then it can still constitute harassment.

Sexual Harassment Myth Buster – Comments Directed at Others

An individual can bring a claim for sexual harassment against comments directed at others.

Sexual Harassment Myth Buster – Different Perceptions

A victim’s claimed reaction to the unwanted conduct is unlikely to qualify if it is bizarre or hypersensitive.

Sexual Harassment Myth Buster – Failure to Complain

Victims may put up with the unwanted conduct rather than report it but this can still constitute harassment and grounds for a legitimate claim.

Sexual Harassment Myth Buster – Isolated Instances

A one off single comment that is not repeated can constitute sexual misconduct serious enough to result in dismissal.

Sexual Harassment Myth Buster – Suspension

Allegations of sexual harassment may not always result in the immediate suspension, employers should deal with each case in the context of the individual circumstances.

Sexual Harassment Myth Buster – Types of Harasser

Sexual harassment allegations are not only from a man’s inappropriate actions / comments towards a woman, it can happen the other way round and by someone of the same sex.

Statutory Payment Rates 2021/22

An easy to scan summary of an employer's statutory payment rates for 2021-2022.

Self-Isolation Rules

As the UK moves to step 4 of the Coronavirus roadmap, this factsheet summarises the current self-isolation requirements and the changes which will take effect on 16 August 2021.

Managing Absence – Persistent Short Term

A manager's guide to addressing an employee's persistent short term absence.

National Living Wage

A guide to the National Living Wage as of 1 April 2016.

Managing Performance

How to manage poor performance through the performance management process and when to escalate to disciplinary stage.

Living with COVID-19 – What do the Government’s changes mean for employers?

The end of COVID restrictions does not necessarily mean the end of COVID-related issues for employers. This factsheet looks at the most likely questions employers will have following the lifting of restrictions.

Statutory Payment Rates 2022/23

An easy to scan summary of an employer's statutory payment rates for 2022-2023.

Social Media

When does social media become a problem in the workplace? What steps can employers take to protect the interests of their organisation and its employees?