Time Off in Lieu (TOIL): Employer Legal Guide UK
Time off in lieu (TOIL) is widely used across UK workplaces as a flexible way to manage operational peaks, reduce overtime expenditure and provide workers with additional rest time when business needs allow. When applied correctly, TOIL can support employee wellbeing, maintain productivity and give employers a lawful mechanism for managing fluctuating workloads. When mismanaged, […]
Associative discrimination: what employers need to know
The Equality Act 2010 was introduced to protect employees from discrimination. The Act protects 9 characteristics that employers, businesses and organisations cannot discriminate against. Any form of discrimination — whether direct, indirect, victimisation or harassment — against these characteristics is unlawful. The nine protected characteristics in the 2010 Act are: Age Disability Gender reassignment Marriage […]
MAT B1 form & managing maternity
Understanding the employment rights of your staff is one of the most important responsibilities when it comes to being an employer, including an employee’s right to maternity leave and maternity pay. However, it is also important to understand your own rights, as an employer, when it comes to staff notifying you that they are pregnant, […]
Employment tribunal rules for employers
If a workplace grievance or dispute cannot be resolved informally between an employer and an employee, an employer may find an employment tribunal claim being brought against them by the employee which they are forced to defend. It is therefore good practice that an employer is familiar with the employment tribunal rules and procedures, should […]