Are employers allowed to monitor employees at work?
Monitoring staff is a sensible business decision for several reasons, but this must be balanced with employees’ right to privacy while at work. In this guide, we outline what types of monitoring are permissible, under what conditions, and what must be in place for it to be legal. What do we mean by ‘monitoring’ […]
National Living Wage Increasing in April 2024
The Chancellor has announced a rise in the National Living Wage (NLW) to over £11 an hour from April 2024, up from £10.42 an hour for the current financial year 2023/2024. The rise takes the NLW to two-thirds of average earnings and would mean the annual earnings of a full-time worker on the National Living […]
Reasonable adjustments for mental health disabilities
Employees are protected from discrimination at work if they have a qualifying disability under the Equality Act 2010. The obligation on employers to prevent unlawful disability discrimination extends not only to employees’ physical health and visible conditions but also to their mental health and well-being. Section 20 of the Act, in particular, gives eligible employees […]
TUPE & right to work checks on transferring workers
Immigration compliance is a commonly overlooked aspect of the TUPE transfer process. Among the demands of managing a complex transaction and workforce changes, employers remain under an obligation to ensure all workers are eligible to work, or the organisation risks enforcement action being taken against them. What are the rules relating to right to work […]
Coaching vs mentoring: what’s the difference?
Investing in and supporting the personal and professional development of your people is shown to be beneficial for an organisation as a whole. Coaching and mentoring, for example, offer ways to develop, support and retain your staff, both in the short and long-term, ensuring the necessary skills for the organisation’s objectives to be achieved. While […]
Do employers have to give a reference?
There is generally no obligation for employers to provide a reference for an exiting employee, unless there is a contractual agreement that they must provide one, or if they operate in a regulated industry. Where a reference is given, it must be true, accurate and fair. In this guide for employers, we consider the rules […]
Hiring Talent Under The UK Graduate Route
The UK welcomes hundreds of thousands of talented and high potential overseas students to universities, further education and English language colleges every year, creating a rich pool of international graduate talent from which employers can recruit. Under the UK’s Graduate Route, employers are able to recruit recent international graduates without the need to invest in […]
Objective Setting (Is SMART Best?)
Many employers rely on objective setting frameworks such as the SMART system as part of their performance management process. While such frameworks can be useful tools, real impact only comes when they are implemented effectively. Focus on the purpose of performance management The purpose of performance management is to help individual employees perform to […]
How Much is SSP Per Day? (Employers’ Guide)
If an employee is unfit for work, by law, they may be entitled to statutory sick pay (SSP). This is the minimum amount of money an employer is legally obliged to pay to an employee who satisfies the conditions for payments when injured, unwell or required to self-isolate. The following guide for employers looks at […]
Equal Opportunities Policy Guide
With a formal equal opportunities policy, you can help to ensure that all members of your workforce are treated fairly and in accordance with the law. In this guide, we look at the importance of implementing an equal opportunities policy, and what this should contain, as well as what the law says about employers’ obligations […]