Home
My
XpertHR
Site Map
Contact
Us
User
Guide

Log in

Why XpertHR?
Strategy & Practice
Employment Law
Good Practice Guides
Benchmarking
Recruitment
Pay & Benefits
Service Providers
Conferences & Events
Training
Policies & Documents
How To
FAQs
Line Manager Briefings
Advertise Jobs
XpertHR Feeds
help
Help or advice is
available when you
see this icon
Key to Icons

You are currently viewing: Frequently Asked Questions > Topics

Browse frequently asked questions and answers on key HR issues. Navigate by topic or key word search. View latest additions or suggest a question to the XpertHR editorial team.


Topics
Search
Latest
Suggest
Click to show the answer Do employees have the right to take time off work?

Click to show the answer Under what circumstances are employees allowed time off work?

Click to show the answer Does a fellow worker have the right to time off to act as a companion at a disciplinary or grievance hearing?

Click to show the answer What rights do employees who are under notice of redundancy have to take time off work?

Click to show the answer Is a redundant employee who has turned down an offer of suitable alternative employment still entitled to paid time off to look for other employment?

Click to show the answer Is a redundant employee still entitled to reasonable paid time off to look for other employment while undertaking a trial period of alternative employment?

Click to show the answer Are employees legally entitled to take time off work to attend training courses?

Click to show the answer Young persons are entitled to time off work for study if they have not achieved prescribed standards of achievement, but what are these prescribed standards?


Click to hide the answerApart from young workers are any other workers legally entitled to time off for training?

Trade-union-appointed and employee-elected safety representatives have the legal right to a reasonable amount of paid time off work to attend health and safety training. Employees who are trustees of relevant occupational pension schemes also have the legal right to be permitted a reasonable amount of paid time off work to undergo training relevant to the performance of their duties as trustees. Employees who are trade union officials have the right to paid time off work to undergo relevant industrial relations training, and employees who are trade union learning representatives have the right to paid time off work to undergo training relevant to this role.

From 6 April 2010, employees in organisations with 250 or more employees have the right to make a request in relation to study or training, which could include a request for time off for training, but employers can turn down such a request on one or more specified grounds. The right to make a request in relation to study or training will apply to all employees from 6 April 2011.

Want to see more?

XpertHR provides answers to more than 1,000 FAQs. But that's not all - book a demo today to find out how we can immediately benefit your business

Compliance

Keep on the right side of employment law

Good Practice

Engage your people to achieve your objectives

Benchmarking

Measure, monitor and match best practices

Book
a Demo

Click to show the answer Is an employer obliged to pay an employee for time off for fertility treatment?

Click to show the answer Do employees have a statutory right to time off for fertility treatment?

Click to show the answer Will an employee who takes time off for fertility treatment be entitled to statutory or contractual sick pay?

Click to show the answer Can an employer insist that a part-time employee arrange all her antenatal appointments for times when she is not working?

Click to show the answer Do employees have a right to time off to attend doctor or dentist appointments?

Click to show the answer If an employee goes abroad for treatment will he or she still be entitled to receive statutory sick pay?

Click to show the answer Is the spouse or partner of a pregnant woman entitled to paid time off work to attend scans and other antenatal appointments?

Click to show the answer Do employees have a statutory right to time off work prior to the commencement of adoption leave to attend placement meetings?

Click to show the answer Is an employer required to pay employees who cannot make it into work because of severe weather conditions?

Click to show the answer Is an employer required to permit its employees to go on jury service?

Click to show the answer Where an employer considers that having a particular employee go on jury service would injure its business, can it approach the court directly to request a deferral?

Previous  1  2  3  Next
Top





irs
personnel today
lexisNexis


© Reed Business Information Ltd  Terms & Conditions |  Privacy Policy

XpertHR is designed to work consistently across a range of browsers, including Internet Explorer,
Mozilla Firefox, Opera and Safari. If you find bugs in our site, please contact us. We appreciate feedback.