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 ...


Pay

Minimum wage The National Minimum Wage Act 1998 in the UK came into force on 1 April 1999. It provides for a single national minimum wage with no variations by region, occupation or size of company, and covers all relevant workers employed under ...


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...


Performance management

Capability refers to an employee's skills, ability, aptitude and knowledge in relation to the job that they employed to do. Lack of capability will in most cases lead to unsatisfactory job performance, which is likely to cause problems both for th...


Probation

Probation periods are often used by companies to assess a new employee’s suitability for the new role.  Probation periods vary depending on the company and the type of role that is being filled, it is normal to have a 3 or 6 month proba...