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If your job has been made redundant, your employer will have to pay you off. The amount you’ll get is based on your age, salary and length of service. There’s a legal maximum, but many employers pay more as a goodwill gesture. The first £30,000 of this payment is free of tax and National Insurance. …
Can I retract my resignation? Imagine you’ve had a bad day at work so you spontaneously resign from your job. Later, you change your mind about leaving. Can you retract your resignation? The short answer is: “Sometimes”, but you have to act quickly. Also, it is likely that your employer will have to agree – …
Since Brexit, racism has reportedly risen against migrant workers – even those who have been in the UK for a long time, own property, and are educating their children here. Immigrants and black or minority ethnic (BME) workers are not only experiencing uncertainty about their future, but also facing racist taunts such as “your time …
I’m suffering menopause symptoms. Can my boss sack me? There is an increasing number of women over 50 in the workplace. This means that more female employees are likely to go through the menopause and perimenopause while at work. Various cases (described below) set the legal precedent that menopause symptoms can count as a disability …
Are you asking yourself: “I want to quit my job. Can I get a payout?” The answer depends on the reason why you want to quit your job. If you dream of resigning because you just don’t like the job or the work, that’s your choice. If it’s because you’re being badly treated by your …
Guaranteed access to prompt and fair justice has been enshrined in English law since Magna Carta in 1297. However, in July 2013, the Government introduced fees to submit claims at Tribunal and a further fee to have them heard. Charges started at £160 for issuing a claim for lost wages or breach of contract. Tribunal …
Dismissed because you broke the rules? Read this. If an employee performs badly or breaks company rules, their employer has a range of options. Depending on the seriousness of the action, they could train them, go through an informal or formal grievance procedure, or dismiss them. If dismissal is an over-reaction considering the circumstances, you …
How long can you be on sick leave before dismissal? Wondering how long you can be off sick before your employer has the right to dismiss you? Here’s the short answer… Sick leave counts as ‘long-term’ after four weeks. There is no maximum period of sickness absence, but your employer should allow a “reasonable” length …
Don Lane worked as a self-employed courier for the DPD parcel delivery company. He was 53, lived in Dorset, and suffered from kidney damage caused by diabetes. Last year, he collapsed at the wheel of his van while making deliveries, and died in January. His widow, Ruth, said Don had missed numerous hospital appointments because …
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past few days and weeks, you will be aware that construction giant, Carillion, has collapsed. The company employed around 43,000 people worldwide, half of whom worked in the UK. And now, thousands of those jobs are at risk. Who is (or was) Carillion? Carillion was responsible …