As a careful employer you always provide your employees with an itemised pay statement, often called a payslip, at the point you pay them. But where do you stand if a member of staff says it’s
incorrect?
Published 02.06.2009
The Coronavirus Act 2020 introduces a new statutory right to take emergency volunteering leave (EVL). Will you be able to refuse EVL requests and, where it is taken, do your staff have a right to be
paid?
Published 21.04.2020
An employee wants to travel to a country that isn’t on the government’s travel corridor list. If they go, they’ll need to self-isolate for 14 days on their return. As they can’t work from home, can
you refuse their annual leave request?
Published 27.08.2020
On February 2, 20% of employees claimed they couldn’t get to work due to bad snow. Whilst some had genuine problems, others simply used it as an excuse. What can you do to limit the effect adverse
weather has on your business?
Published 05.03.2009
The legal duty to self-isolate following a positive COVID test has been scrapped. Going forward, can you instruct employees not to attend your workplace if they test positive and if so, what’s the
position on pay?
Published 02.03.2022
The UK is facing the possibility of planned three-hour power cuts over this winter. If they go ahead, are you able to change employees’ working hours and must they be paid if they can’t work due to a
power cut?
Published 20.10.2022
The government has launched its test and trace scheme to help stop the spread of coronavirus. If one of your employees is contacted by the service and advised to self-isolate for 14 days, are they
entitled to receive full pay?
Published 11.06.2020
For one reason or another, cash-flow is a bit of a problem right now. Your accountant has suggested that delaying salaries for a few days would be a big help. But would this amount to an unlawful
deduction of wages?
Published 05.10.2006