When employment is terminated, the employee will be entitled to pay in lieu of any holiday accrued in,If an employee is off sick and has holiday accrued and untaken from the previous holiday year, this may,If an employee has accrued holiday during Ordinary Maternity Leave (OML), Additional Maternity Leave,If holidays taken are in excess of an employee's entitlement, the employer may be able to deduct the,The Working Time Regulations 1998 prohibit payment in lieu of holiday entitlement except where employees

employer cannot refuse to give a reference for discriminatory reasons, or in order to punish an employee,Any inconsistency of approach in the giving of references is likely to increase the chances of employees,reference including, for instance, because a previous employer brings to its attention that the employee,Defamation and malicious falsehood: An untrue statement that damages the reputation of the employee may,, except in the unlikely event that the employee has agreed in advance to the reference being given on

Although not compulsory, it is advisable to check a potential employee's references.,Except for certain employers in the financial services sector, employers aren't obliged to give references,Generally, employees do not have the right to ask their employer to see a job reference that the employer

guarantees progression to the pay scale maximum, employers could still face high wage bills, e.g. when employee,into say three zones and specifying that individuals can only progress to the next zone for some exceptional

important that arrangements for pay advancement are fair and free from unlawful bias due to an employee’s,This rewards the build up of expertise in the job and helps employee retention.,Age-related increments Seemingly outdated, there are some legal exceptions in place in respect of the,Competency pay Pay rises based on an assessment of employee competencies in various ways, focusing on,rises are based on individuals obtaining additional skills or specific qualifications to encourage employees

Employee rights at work come from both their statutory rights and their employment contract.,While there are some exceptions, a worker is generally entitled to these rights, and, in most cases,,their pay.They must receive an itemised payslip which breaks down their wage and any deductions.All employees,though entitlement to holiday and similar rights will be calculated on a pro rata basis).Fixed-term employees,have the same contractual rights as a permanent employee in a similar role.

counter to experiencethe manager is concerned the candidate may not “fit in”the previous female employee,There are some specific exceptions to this.,take the decision based on the health question or discussion, or one of the specific statutory exceptions,There is one further exception to the circumstances in which a health question can be asked of candidates

take account of various factors when considering whether it was not reasonably practicable for an employee,One exception would be where the employer was unable to fund the ‘top up’ from 80% pay to normal pay.,Employees are able to take annual leave during a period of furlough and employers may requires employees,Employees should be paid normal pay for annual leave during furlough meaning that employers need to top,as furloughed hours rather than working hours, even when they fall into a period when the employee would

Charity Champion –Lucy Lintott and Gordon Aikman Cracking Campaign –Disabled Access Day, Euan’s Guide Exceptional,Employee –Chris Martin, Callander Youth Project Digital Dynamo –Libertie Project Ltd Perfect Partnership,The Exceptional Employee award went to Chris Martin of Callander Youth Project Trust.