How Much Is Redundancy Pay UK?-When considering making redundancies, its crucial to understand the intricacies of redundancy pay. Employees often ask, ‘How much is redundancy pay in the UK?’ As an employer, having a clear understanding of your obligations regarding redundancy pay not only equips you to provide accurate information to your employees, but also ensures you avoid an employment ... Read more
When Should I Receive My Redundancy Payment UK?-When you make an employee redundant, you may need to pay them redundancy. Specific rules and regulations govern redundancy payments, and as an employer, it’s essential to understand those rules to avoid inadvertently falling foul of them and ending up before an employment tribunal. A question often asked by employees who have been made redundant ... Read more
Minimum Redundancy Pay-If your organisation needs to make redundancies, the affected employees may have the right to redundancy pay. The minimum redundancy pay depends on the employee’s age and how long they have worked for you. It’s essential to calculate an employee’s redundancy pay correctly and pay it on time. If you don’t, the employee may issue ... Read more
How To Dismiss An Employee For Poor Performance-We get it – managing a team comes with its fair share of challenges. Sometimes, despite your best efforts, an employee may not be meeting the performance standards you’ve set. But can you just fire them? Don’t worry, because we’re here to tell you how you can dismiss an employee for poor performance, all while ... Read more
How To Dismiss An Employee Fairly: A Guide for UK Business Owners-Introduction Let’s face it – dismissing an employee fairly is never a walk in the park. But as a business owner, it’s crucial to handle the situation fairly and within the bounds of UK employment law. While the process may seem daunting, breaking it down into manageable steps can make it a bit less overwhelming. ... Read more
What P&O Did Wrong-There’s one employment law story dominating the headlines this week, and it’s P&O’s decision to sack 800 staff with zero notice. And in case you’re wondering what P&O did wrong, it’s NOT the fact that they made a business decision that they needed to let all of those staff members go – P&O have likely ... Read more
Do I have to give employees redundancy pay?-Yes! If you employ anyone, be it a receptionist, sales person or nanny 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 pay redundancy to staff who have worked less than two years for you. You will ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Tales of an HR Consultancy Expert – Day 25: Check the DBS number!-When you employ a new person, it is important to check references. All you are looking for is confirmation that they really did work for that company as stated on their CV. More than that is unrealistic to expect nowadays. But what else do you need to have? In addition to the usual references, sometimes ... Read more
Tales of an HR Services Expert – Day 17: Gross Misconduct-I was reviewing a contract today. They had a sentence in there: “If you are considered to have committed gross misconduct then you will be summarily dismissed, with no notice or pay.” Now I know what they are trying to say. They are just not saying it correctly.
