The Land Registry operated a bonus scheme which paid out £900 to eligible employees in 2012. One of the rules of the scheme was that those subject to a warning in respect of sickness absence during the relevant year were ineligible to receive a bonus. Those with disciplinary warnings could be ignored at the manager’s discretion […]
Month: February 2015
Genuine sickness absence?
According to a survey by healthcare provider Benenden Health, 60% of bosses do not believe the reason given by an employee for absence and 33% of managers scour social media after a sickness call to see if the employee is genuine. Having seen the worst excuses 1000 bosses and 1000 employees had heard for taking […]
Increases to maternity pay and sick pay
Various statutory payments will rise by 1% in the tax year 2015-2016. As of 5th April 2015, statutory maternity, adoption, paternity and shared parental leave payments will all increase to £139.58 a week up from the existing £138.18. Statutory sick pay will also increase to £88.45 per week up from £87.55 on 6th April 2015.
Childcare responsibilities
Shared parental leave will be available for parents whose child is expected to be born on or after 5th April 2015 or placed for adoption on or after that date. BIS commissioned research into attitudes towards the changes and to assess the potential take up of shared parental leave. There were approximately 2000 respondents to the […]
Discovering misconduct later
The Claimant brought a High Court action against Leeds United Football Club for wrongful dismissal for his 12 month notice period. He was a technical director with 7 year’s service on a salary of approximately £200,000 per annum and a 12 month notice period. He was serving his notice by reason of redundancy when management […]