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Every workplace faces challenges. Whether it’s managing staff issues, handling disputes, or keeping up with changing laws, you need practical solutions that work. Common Workplace Challenges and Our Solutions Managing Staff Disputes Arguments between staff members can hurt your business if not handled properly. We help you deal with these situations quickly and fairly, keeping […]
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As an employer, you will need to apply for a sponsor licence to sponsor a non-EEA migrant under the Tier 2 (General) route. Once you are granted a sponsor licence you will be able to issue Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) to non-EEA migrants through the Sponsorship Management System (SMS). The sponsor is normally the employer […]
The notice period that an employer must give to an employee should be stated in the employment contract. As an employer, you must ensure, that as a minimum, the following notice periods are provided to your employees: One week’s notice to an employee who has been continuously employed for one month or more but less […]
An Employment Tribunal has ruled that the drivers who provide service to Uber are “workers” within the meaning of the Employment Rights Act 1996. What does this mean? This means that as workers they would be entitled to certain employment rights such as: Being paid the national minimum wage A 48 hours average working week […]
In the case of Otero Ramos v Servicio Galego de Saude, the Claimant was a nurse who worked in a hospital’s accident and emergency unit. She claimed sex discrimination because her employer’s risk assessment for her, as a breastfeeding worker, stated that her work was ‘risk-free’, so her request for an adjustment in her working […]
All UK businesses are obliged to comply with UK immigration law and this is vital for running their business. An employer’s ability to recruit the main personnel can be imperative to its continued success. Those who deal with recruitment within an organisation need to have a good knowledge of immigration law to assess whether permission […]
The NHS surcharge allows you to use the NHS services. You can only use it once you have paid the surcharge (or you are exempt from it) and your visa or immigration application has been granted. You may need to apply for the NHS surcharge as part of your application, which is dependant upon what […]
Case study: Discrimination- Jerome Stern, chief executive of J Stern & Co is accused of constructively unfairly dismissing employee and victimisation. Some of you may have read the Evening Standard yesterday. There was an article about a former client manager for a private bank in Knightsbridge who has lodged a claim at the Tribunal against […]
All Employers should be aware that it is unlawful to employ someone who does not have the right to live and the right to work in the UK or who is working in breach of their conditions of stay. Employers should comply with their obligation to prevent illegal working. They must: Carry out “right to […]
An employer could start formal disciplinary action against an employee if they have concerns about their work, conduct or absence. Before taking formal disciplinary action or dismissing an employee, an employer may try to raise the matter informally with the employee. However, they can go straight to their formal disciplinary or dismissal procedures. A disciplinary […]
Organisations change continuously, however many are faced with a dilemma when they have an employee returning from maternity leave. How should they approach her? Can they offer her new terms? Is there going to be a sex discrimination claim against them? It is important for businesses to understand key facts when dealing with an employee […]
