Apparently, female staff at Virgin Trains are unhappy about their new uniforms which they claim are “too revealing”. To protect their modesty, they’ve been offered £20 “to buy a new bra”. Why might
this get HMRC hot under the collar?
Published 05.06.2013
You’ve decided to smarten up your corporate image by issuing your customer-facing staff with uniforms. As you don’t have any contractual provision for this, are you able to do so? If so, how should
you deal with any staff objections?
Published 05.04.2007
One of your employees claims that you must display a health and safety poster for every risk you have on your premises. Are they correct? If not, how can you get the most out of these posters?
Published 18.12.2018
An employee has sometimes asked if they can “pop out quickly” to run a personal errand. At quiet times you don’t mind. But now they’re just leaving the premises without permission. Why must you stop
them doing this?
Published 23.02.2010
Every employer is concerned about security and will want to ensure that “uninvited visitors” don’t walk around unchallenged. So why should you get staff on-board with this process and how do they go
about it?
Published 11.05.2010
Naturally, your business takes the issue of its employees’ health and safety seriously. But when is the legal requirement to have a written policy actually triggered and what information must it
always include?
Published 01.06.2010
Unfortunately, some employees take weeks to submit their expense claims. Not only is this irritating, it can wreak havoc when you’re trying to sort out your end of financial year paperwork. What’s
the answer to this problem?
Published 30.01.2015
Let’s suppose that you’re looking to withdraw a contractual benefit from one, or more, of your employees. In return for this, you’ll be making a one-off lump sum compensation payment. Should it be
subject to tax and NI deductions?
Published 24.09.2012
In Autumn 2015 a new tax-free childcare voucher scheme is set to commence. When this happens the current scheme will remain in place but be closed to new entrants. What are the main differences with
its replacement?
Published 01.05.2015
One of your employees has submitted a very late claim for expenses. You want to know if you must honour it and what can you do in future to stop unnecessarily late submissions. So what steps should
you take?
Published 18.09.2008