Employees who are selected for redundancy must be offered any suitable alternative employment that’s available in your business. Does this include casual work which you have too?
It’s been suggested that employers could boost their homeworkers’ productivity by allowing them to arrange their working day with a two-hour break at lunchtime. Is this really a good idea?
An employee working from home has asked for a financial contribution towards their winter heating bills because they will be higher this year. Are you obliged to contribute towards a homeworker’s
household running costs?
An employee who was sacked because he couldn’t account for 25 of his working hours over a three-week period has lost his claim for unfair dismissal. Why did the tribunal rule in the employer’s
favour?
You’ve decided to close one of your companies as it’s now making losses with little prospect of improvement. As a director shareholder what’s the tax advantage of paying yourself redundancy pay?
On 6 April 2021 the IR35 rules are changing. If you provide services to clients in the private sector through an intermediary such as a personal service company, what steps can you take to
check if you’ll be affected?
An employee has been awarded £2,000 plus interest after his employer decided to swap a bottle of cognac that he had won in its workplace raffle for a cheap box of chocolates. Why did the tribunal
make this award?
Many employees are back at their normal place of work, either permanently or for the odd day. If such an employee catches coronavirus and claims this happened at work, can they sue you?
On average, homeworking employees take 2.4 days’ sickness absence each year. This figure is much lower than for work-based employees. If a homeworker informs you that they are unwell, what should you
do?
An employee has resigned and is currently working out their notice period. You’ve noticed that their previously high standards have slipped and their work is going downhill fast. What are your
options here?