An employee booked leave months ago and his departure’s imminent. Unfortunately, there’s now a major problem and he’s the only one who can fix it. Can you stop him taking his holiday?
Published 19.12.2002
You are having difficulty explaining to the Taxman how certain assets/income came into your possession. Can you simply say that you won the money on the horses? If not, what should you do?
Published 19.12.2002
Recent press reports of a policeman working as a football referee have highlighted the problem of staff moonlighting whilst sick. How do you protect yourself?
Published 19.12.2002
If you run an employee share scheme, or are thinking of setting one up, the Chancellor has just made an announcement. So what’s to know?
Published 19.12.2002
You give your spouse an asset which they sell to take advantage of some relief or exemption so that little or no tax arises. They then pass the sale proceeds back to you. What’s wrong with that?
“Case law,” says the Taxman. Is he right?
Published 19.12.2002
It’s not long to the Christmas feast and then there’s the New Year celebrations as well. To get back into shape after all this you’ve thought about using the local gym or a personal fitness trainer.
Can your company pay for this?
Published 19.12.2002
You need to let a senior employee go because he’s committed a sensitive indiscretion. You know that you have to tell your workforce something. But what? And if it’s not the whole truth could it lead
to trouble later?
Published 19.12.2002
Some of your employees regularly visit your clients’ sites and you’d assumed that their health and safety would be solely their responsibility. However, you’ve been told that this isn’t the case. So
what’s the position and what must you do?
Published 09.12.2002
A fire inspection is imminent, so you want to have a fire drill beforehand. You’ve not done one before and want to know what the inspector will be looking for. And how often you should do them?
Published 09.12.2002
A female worker has told you that she is pregnant and that you need to do a risk assessment because of it. She only does office work, so you don’t understand what’s needed. What do you need to do?
Published 09.12.2002