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HAPPY NEW YEAR
We hope that 2018 will be a great year for your business. We are here to help you get the most out of your employees and ensure you comply with legislation along the way. EC Human Resources Ltd are offering all of our customers a free HR audit in the months of January...
Employee’s late into work the day after a work Christmas party – what do you do?
Can employers can make deductions from employees wages if they turn up for work late the morning after the company Christmas party as long as the right to make deductions from wages for unauthorised absence is detailed in the employee contract. If disciplinary...
Mistletoe and Wine – what can your employee accept as Christmas gifts from clients and suppliers?
Christmas is the time when many organisations start receiving gifts from grateful suppliers/customers.Whilst we all enjoy the odd box of chocolates, it’s worth reminding staff of what is an acceptable gift.Be clear that they are welcome to keep or share any gifts of...
THE CHRISTMAS PARTY
The Christmas party should be a great opportunity for some fun team building! However, in reality, 90% of employers have experienced an issue arising from a Christmas party and 10% of employees know someone who has been disciplined or dismissed for an incident...
Can employers require employees to take annual leave during the Christmas period?
For those businesses that close over the Christmas period, employers will need to put in place arrangements requiring employees to take annual leave at that time. Provided that there is no agreement to the contrary, employers can allocate leave to a...
WEEKLY REST
Employers had a legal obligation, to ensure workers received 24 hours uninterrupted rest time away from work each week, within each 7 day period that they worked or 48 hours within each 14 day period worked (Working Time Regulations 1998). This was subject to...
Can employers require employees to take annual leave during the Christmas period?
For those businesses that close over the Christmas period, employers will need to put in place arrangements requiring employees to take annual leave at that time. Provided that there is no agreement to the contrary, employers can allocate leave to a...
WEEKLY REST BREAK
Employers had a legal obligation, to ensure workers received 24 hours uninterrupted rest time away from work each week, within each 7 day period that they worked or 48 hours within each 14 day period worked (Working Time Regulations 1998). This was subject to...
Pension Contributions and Maternity Leave
The Pensions Regulator, plan to prosecute a bus company, for wilfully failing to comply with their legal obligations under automatic enrolment. It is alleged that Stotts Tours (Oldham) Limited, deliberately failed to enrol its 36 staff into a pension scheme. This is...