An employee who’s been on your books for ages has become complacent and lazy. You’ve tried the informal warnings route with little effect so now want to cut his salary and pay him what he’s worth.
Can you do it?
Published 03.06.2005
An employee has recently resigned. The trouble is that they’ve decided to give more than their contractual notice period which doesn’t suit you. Do you have to work to their agenda, or can you insist
that they abide by your terms?
Published 11.03.2011
An employee recently tendered their written resignation. But they’ve now asked to withdraw it. Must you agree to this request or can it be refused? And what if their notice had been given verbally,
would the position be any different?
Published 10.01.2011
An employee has just resigned giving you one month’s contractual notice. In addition, they’ve been signed off sick for six weeks. What are they entitled to be paid during their notice period - full
pay or sick pay, e.g. SSP only?
Published 09.02.2017
An employee who has a three-month notice period has just tendered their resignation. It states that they would like to leave before their notice period expires. How should you approach their request?
Published 08.03.2018
If an employee is summarily dismissed for gross misconduct, they are not entitled to receive the notice period stated in their contract. Could this allow them to claim wrongful dismissal, i.e. breach
of contract, by default?
Published 01.06.2012
Out of the blue, an employee has tendered their resignation. You don’t want to lose them, so you asked that they “think about things for a few days”. If they end up sticking by their initial
decision, when will their resignation take effect?
Published 13.12.2013
Quite often, when an employee is informed that they are to be made the subject of disciplinary proceedings their reaction will be to resign. In this situation should you continue with your
disciplinary procedure?
Published 11.02.2014
An employer who ended a four-year apprenticeship early has been ordered to pay its former apprentice £25,000. Is this the going rate for the early termination of an apprenticeship or is there another
reason for the sizeable award?
Published 24.04.2017