A colleague is having problems recovering an over-payment of salary made to an employee who’s recently left. What should you have in place to avoid the same problems in your workplace?
Published 09.02.2006
There will be occasions where you’ll need to withhold a day’s pay, for example, if an employee takes unpaid leave. According to the Supreme Court, how should pay for that day be calculated?
Published 03.07.2017
In recent months, there have been a number of legal developments in relation to holiday pay and we can certainly expect more in the future. But, as matters currently stand, how do you calculate a
week’s holiday pay?
Published 21.10.2013
In November 2014 the Employment Appeal Tribunal ruled that holiday pay calculations must include non-guaranteed overtime payments. However, despite media reports to the contrary, this isn’t as bad as
it sounds. Why not?
Published 04.12.2014
You’ve discovered that an employee has been accidentally overpaid and are thinking about automatically deducting the amount of the overpayment from their next salary payment. What does the law permit
you to do here?
Published 24.08.2023
You must give an employee a P45 when they leave your employment. But does the law state how long you have to issue a P45 and what happens if you can’t provide this document to the employee before
they start a new job?
Published 23.03.2023
It’s reckoned that UK employers pay for more than two billion hours of overtime every year. It can clearly be an effective way to get work done but what are the downsides? And do you have to pay at
an enhanced rate?
Published 24.03.2005
As the law currently stands, a week’s holiday pay is a week’s pay as defined by the employee’s contract of employment. But what if they earn commission on top of their basic salary? Must holiday pay
provide for that element too?
Published 18.06.2014
Many employees earn commission on top of their basic salary or pay. When these individuals take annual leave, must you provide for lost commission payments in their holiday pay?
Published 20.10.2016