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Law on Flexible Working Requests changed in April

Ruth Rogers
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Along with the usual uplifts to the minimum wage, statutory sickness pay and maternity pay, this April we also see changes to the way holiday pay can be calculated and paid for some workers, some changes to family rights, and perhaps most significantly,...

Changes to Holiday Pay

Ruth Rogers
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Many employers of irregular-hours workers will welcome a new change to the way holiday entitlement can be calculated and paid. For holiday leave years that begin on or after 1 April 2024, employers can use a new method for calculating holiday...

How do I deal with an employee who is regularly absent?

Ruth Rogers
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One of my employees is regularly absent for various different reasons. It’s never for very long – a day here, a day there – but he’s a key member of staff and it’s disrupting my business. It’s also annoying to other...

Legal 500 - Fantastic results for Harrowells

Peter Mills
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Each year Legal 500 publish a report focused on the quality of advice and nature of work undertaken by leading law firms in the UK, including our own. Legal 500 base their assessment, to a significant extent, on feedback given directly to Legal 500 by our...

Is 'Last In First Out' a fair method for selecting employees for redundancy?

George Sellers
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Due to the rising cost of living, employers are noticing a squeeze on consumer spending and are likely to become under pressure to save costs over the next 12 months and may be forced to consider redundancies. The ‘Last In First Out’ (LIFO)...

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