FAQs

This might be a relief or a pain in the neck. For a resignation to be valid, it needs to be in writing. If the resignation is straightforward, with just “I am hereby giving you notice”, then you just need…

The employee had resigned, and then said that as she was intending to move up north, and things hadn’t been finalised, could she stay on till the end of term (this was in a preschool). My client agreed (this was…

An employee can resign unilaterally, i.e. you do not need as an employer to “accept” their resignation for it to be valid. However the basic position is that the employee does not have the right to unilaterally take back their…

Oddly enough, the Australians, although they are “just like us”, are actually one of the few nationalities we come across regularly which are NOT entitled automatically to work here. So for starters when hiring an australian, ask to see their…

Yes! If you employ anyone, be it a nanny, receptionist, or sales person means that you have responsibilities under employment law. As is usual in law, ignorance is not a defence and will not protect you! You don’t need to…

  Are they refusing to sign their contract, or have they just not done so? There are three cases for employees who don’t sign their contract: If they haven’t started working for you If they are working for you but…

The short answer is “No”, you cannot stop an employees working for competitors for 12 months. The usual way of trying to do this is by putting a restrictive covenant into the contract. That means that you put a noncompete…

No, is the quick answer to that. In the first month of employment, notice can be immediate on both sides. Their notice period After the first month it has to increase to one week on both sides. You can keep…

Contract – Employment Contract Legally, since 1 April 2020, you have to give all new employees a contract on their first working day. On a purely practical level, it ensures that they know what is expected of them, i.e. their…

The short answer is “No”. There is no legal right to be paid for not working! However, you may want to offer the following options: that they use their holiday entitlement instead that they work from home – but this…

This might be a relief or a pain in the neck. For a resignation to be valid, it needs to be in writing. If the resignation is straightforward, with just “I am hereby giving you notice”, then you just need…

The employee had resigned, and then said that as she was intending to move up north, and things hadn’t been finalised, could she stay on till the end of term (this was in a preschool). My client agreed (this was…

Yes! If you employ anyone, be it a nanny, receptionist, or sales person means that you have responsibilities under employment law. As is usual in law, ignorance is not a defence and will not protect you! You don’t need to…

  Are they refusing to sign their contract, or have they just not done so? There are three cases for employees who don’t sign their contract: If they haven’t started working for you If they are working for you but…

The short answer is “No”, you cannot stop an employees working for competitors for 12 months. The usual way of trying to do this is by putting a restrictive covenant into the contract. That means that you put a noncompete…

No, is the quick answer to that. In the first month of employment, notice can be immediate on both sides. Their notice period After the first month it has to increase to one week on both sides. You can keep…

This might be a relief or a pain in the neck. For a resignation to be valid, it needs to be in writing. If the resignation is straightforward, with just “I am hereby giving you notice”, then you just need…

The employee had resigned, and then said that as she was intending to move up north, and things hadn’t been finalised, could she stay on till the end of term (this was in a preschool). My client agreed (this was…

  Are they refusing to sign their contract, or have they just not done so? There are three cases for employees who don’t sign their contract: If they haven’t started working for you If they are working for you but…

“It depends” is the short answer. An employee’s statutory holiday entitlement in any year is 28 days. Those days can be any days in the calendar year. However most employers have found it easier to give their employees their holiday entitlement…

Maternity Pay And Leave – Maternity Rights for Employees A pregnant employee is entitled to 52 weeks maternity leave in the UK. She also has the right to return to a comparable job on similar terms and conditions if she…

The short answer is “No”. There is no legal right to be paid for not working! However, you may want to offer the following options: that they use their holiday entitlement instead that they work from home – but this…

It really depends on what job you are recruiting for. If you are making them complete a CRB check in the first place, then we can assume that it is necessary, or a legal requirement for the job. Why else…

Oddly enough, the Australians, although they are “just like us”, are actually one of the few nationalities we come across regularly which are NOT entitled automatically to work here. So for starters when hiring an australian, ask to see their…

Contract – Employment Contract Legally, since 1 April 2020, you have to give all new employees a contract on their first working day. On a purely practical level, it ensures that they know what is expected of them, i.e. their…

This might be a relief or a pain in the neck. For a resignation to be valid, it needs to be in writing. If the resignation is straightforward, with just “I am hereby giving you notice”, then you just need…

The employee had resigned, and then said that as she was intending to move up north, and things hadn’t been finalised, could she stay on till the end of term (this was in a preschool). My client agreed (this was…