Apparently, more than two million employees have “gone sick” as a result of oral health problems in the past five years. Whilst a visit to the dentist can both prevent and cure problems, must you
grant time off for this purpose?
Published 17.12.2012
One of your employees is due to attend an external training course which requires some compulsory reading beforehand. Does this activity count towards their overall working hours?
Published 21.10.2013
An employee is telling anyone who will listen how he intends to vote in the EU Referendum. He’s fully entitled to his political opinion but you don’t want any controversial debates in your workplace.
What’s the answer?
Published 10.03.2016
During the recent riots many businesses were forced to shut and send staff home for their own safety. A large number couldn’t open for a number of days afterwards. So can they safely class this
situation as a “lay-off”?
Published 30.08.2011
At some point, every employer will have to communicate sad news to their employees. One such occasion is the death of a member of staff. So whether it’s sudden or expected, how should you handle this
sensitive situation?
Published 11.01.2012
These days, it’s becomingly increasingly common for employees to take on second jobs. Although you may not object to this, you don’t want it harming your business. So what can you do to protect your
position?
Published 03.05.2013
Apparently, nearly 20% of employees have been forced to take annual or unpaid leave to attend the funeral of a close relative or friend. This suggests there’s a right to paid time off to attend a
funeral - but is there?
Published 25.01.2017
When an unexpected situation arises you may well need to get hold of staff outside of their normal working hours. How can you be sure that every employee can be reached in the event of an emergency?
Published 16.06.2016
Forecasters are predicting that we’re going to have the worst winter for 100 years. Even if they’re wrong, some employees use the lightest snow flurry as an opportunity to skive. So what can you do
to protect your business?
Published 17.12.2012