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Smoking breaks at work hit the news recently as a Spanish court ruled that an organisation there can deduct pay from staff who take them. But what is the situation for you as an employer of domestic and household staff in the UK? In the UK there no statutory right to smoking breaks. However, employees […]

Major changes to what information you have to provide to all employees and workers come into force from April 6th. In addition to greater detail, the new document, a: Statement Of Main Terms and Conditions (SMT) now applies to both employees and workers on the first day they start work or before they start work. […]

Parents of babies born prematurely are to have extra statutory paid leave. The move was announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak in his March 11th budget. The proposed new Neonatal Pay and Leave regulations  will allow new mothers and fathers to claim statutory paid leave of £160 a week for every week their child is in […]

But how precisely does redundancy differ from dismissal? As an employer of domestic and household staff, the differences are important as not following procedures can result in an employment tribunal case. The following will be helpful if you find yourself in a position when you need to let staff go. Dismissal is when you dismiss […]

Who would have thought a few years ago, that a compensation payout for Age and Race Discrimination would have totalled close to £400,000, whoever the person and whatever the organisation?  But the case of Anne Giwa-Amu of mixed Nigerian and Welsh descent who was wrongfully dismissed while working for the Department of Work and Pensions […]

The government’s proposed immigration reforms will not affect the status of foreign workers already in the UK. Neither will there be consequences for those wanting to change jobs. The proposed rules however will change in the future for all those wanting to work in the UK The automatic  right of citizens from European Economic Area […]

The government’s proposed immigration reforms will not affect the status of foreign workers already in the UK. Neither are there are consequences for those wanting to change jobs. The proposed rules however will change in the future for all those wanting to work in the UK The automatic  right of citizens from European Economic Area […]

It may not be convenient for your employer if you become pregnant, but your rights are protected in law. The case of an employee, eight months pregnant, who was made redundant, reinforces that point yet again. Helen Larkin was given two weeks notice of her redundancy by the Liz Earle Beauty Company . The employment […]

UK set to introduce ‘Jack’s Law’ – new legal right to paid parentalbereavement leave A new law which gives working paarents who suffer the loss of a child, the statutory right to two weeks leave is set to come into force. The Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay Regulations, which will be known as Jack’s Law […]

If I lose My Job Before 31st Dec. 2020 Does It Affect My Right To Stay In The UK? This is an important question for many domestic and household staff job seekers who hold EU passports. Many are worried about leaving secure employment now to take a new job but are subsequently  dismissed before 31st […]