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This month’s top 10 HR questions

The issue of pregnancy and maternity leave is high in our list of the top 10 most frequently asked HR questions during September – with fertility treatment, multiple births and regular time off sick during pregnancy all featuring. Don’t forget you can view a full range of common questions on this topic in the FAQ section of XpertHR.

1. Will an employee who takes time off for fertility treatment be entitled to statutory or contractual sick pay?

2. Where an employee is expecting twins, will she be entitled to two lots of maternity leave?

3. Where an employee in the early stages of pregnancy is taking regular time off sick how should the employer handle the situation?

4. Is an employee who is requesting flexible working required to demonstrate that the child or adult in relation to whom the application is being made requires a particular level of care?

5. Is it permissible for an employer to state in a job advert that applicants must hold a full driving licence?

6. Will a job applicant have any redress if an employer refuses employment on the basis of a spent conviction?

7. When a fixed-term employee is offered a permanent contract following on immediately from the fixed-term period, when does his or her period of continuous service start?

8. Is there a maximum workplace temperature beyond which employees cannot be expected to work?

9. Is it safe to dismiss an employee with less than a year’s service without following a proper disciplinary procedure?

10. Can an employee be required to take his or her outstanding leave while on garden leave?

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Joanna Stubbs Posted by Joanna Stubbs
on September 28, 2007 8:37 AM 		| |

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