Can I make them work their notice?

Short answer to this is no (sorry, know you didn’t want to hear that!). They may have stormed out after a row. They may have calmly handed in their notice once their pay was on their bank account. But as far as they’re concerned, it’s over.

You could try and get them to stay with financial incentives. But a court won’t make them work their notice period, as it considers your relationship “broken” (so don’t waste your breath threatening to sue).

You won’t have to pay them though, as they are refusing to work their notice period. [Read more…]

Tales of an HR Services Expert – Day 20: Overtime doesn’t earn holiday!

Written by Carolyne Wahlen

Overtime doesn’t count towards holiday entitlement – or does it?

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) decided on 4 November 2014 that any overtime worked does count towards an employee’s holiday entitlement. Yikes!

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Verbal warnings

Written by Carolyne Wahlen

When can you give verbal warnings to an employee?

Never! Verbal warnings were abolished in 2009.

At a recent talk I was asked “but can’t we keep using them, if they are part of our policies and procedures?”.

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Tales of an HR Services Expert – Day 9: Avoiding expensive mistakes

Written by Carolyne Wahlen

So. You’re a small business with just a few employees, and managing them is one job you have to do yourself. And do it well.

Learn from the costly traps that other employers have fallen into, with this free guide on the pitfalls you simply must avoid. Remember these are the seven biggest mistakes that employers make which lead straight to a tribunal and cost them their personal cash – so beware!

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