It is important that every employee has a contract of employment, otherwise, implied terms and conditions can exist based on the working...

British Employees take four times more sick leave than rival economies – it costs businesses £29 billion a year. Apart from the potential...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has found that an employee’s average commission must be included in their holiday pay. Mr Lock was...

Employers need to reduce their risk with a tailor made Employee Handbook. Employee Handbooks are a vital tool for employers regardless...

Following the election of the Conservative Government in May 2015 there are a number of changes which will come in to force in 2016. It...

It has been estimated that over 11 million people will be attending a work place Christmas party this year. While you don’t want to be...

An employee is entitled to up to 52 weeks’ maternity leave. The first 26 weeks is OML (ordinary maternity leave), the second 26 weeks is...

It's not impossible to dismiss an employee, but great care should be taken to avoid ending up at a tribunal. Dismissing employees should...

This is a difficult question, as there is no detailed definition of who is actually an employee, which can make things difficult for...

Age discrimination can be a problem for employees of all ages. People often assume it is all about discrimination of older employees, but...