Resignations can cause problems for your business. Such as when you face a situation where an individual leaves their role, but the employee did not w...
You’ll know all about the importance of employment contracts, but perhaps not the finer details. For instance, what are the consequences when an empl...
Although often associated with emergency services, many businesses use on-call staff. They’re essentially a standby employee. And it’s when, outside o...
A contract of employment is a legally binding document, so you need to think carefully about the content in terms of the obligations it puts on you. ...
The contract of employment is a legally binding document so think carefully about the content in terms of the obligations it puts on you. If you writ...
As an employer, you may want to use a zero-hours contract for some workers. Since legal entitlements change between individuals, the contract should ...
Staff on zero hour contracts don’t have all the same rights as other employees, but they do get holiday pay. However, because staff on zero hours con...
Zero hour contracts have become widespread in recent years. The Office for National Statistics has highlighted there are now around 1.8 million worker...
As an employer, you might need to hire temporary agency workers to complete a certain assignment for you. In these circumstances, you need to underst...
Temporary staff taken on are, in the same way as permanent staff, entitled to annual leave so an employer must ensure that they are paid for accrued h...
An employee handbook is a valuable resource and reference point for all members of staff, and a good accompaniment to the Statement of Main Terms and ...
As an employer, you hold certain information that is both invaluable and vitally important to the success of your company. So, you want it to be prote...
Non-disclosure agreements allow you to begin legal action against an employee, stakeholder, or any other party for breaching confidentiality. You'll ...
It’s never ideal when a valued member of staff leaves your business, especially when it's to set up on their own or to join a competitor. Due to this...
It can be in your organisation’s best interests to defend your customer base from former members of staff. There’s a legal option to protect yourself...
If you're a sole trader and your business is going well, you may feel another pair of hands is needed to share the workload. But you need to understan...
Over the life of an employment contract, it’s likely some of the terms of employment will change. Some amends are common, such as a salary rise or pro...
There might be times when you’re required to change employment contracts. Maybe you want to offer someone a permanent job or a pay rise. Or maybe you...
An employment contract sets out the agreement between you and your staff. But not every term of the contract needs to be documented in writing—or even...
Businesses use all kinds of employment contracts, to meet company and workforce needs. Fixed-term contracts (or FTCs) are widely used. They allow ind...
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