Keeping in touch days
In line with legislation employers need to provide 10 keeping in touch days to employees who are on maternity leave. There is no obligation on the employees to take up the offer of all or any of the keeping in touch days, but if they do they are ...
Right to search
In some companies there will a requirement to conduct a search of employees. This process would normally form part of the employment contract and by signing the contract employees accept the stop and search requirements within a company. Co...
Paternity leave
Fathers who have worked continuously for a company for 26 weeks by the end of the 15th week before the baby is due can take paid paternity leave. This can be taken as one block of either one or two consecutive weeks (not odd days or single ...
Appraisal
An Appraisal scheme is designed to provide a systematic framework for regular discussion about work performance, agreeing objectives for the months ahead and identifying any training required by the employee to enable them to meet their own and th...
Pay in lieu of notice (PILON)
In some situations an employer may wish to provide pay in lieu of notice or PILON when an employee leaves a company. You can only look to provide PILON if you have a contractual clause to do so, otherwise employees are required to work their full...
Disclosure and barring service
The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is set up to help employers to make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from undertaking paid or voluntary work with vulnerable groups, including children. The DBS replaces the Crimina...