Managing employees/workers

New and updated

• Codes of practice and guidance on employment law

  Type:

  Quick reference

  Updated to include a reference to a guide for employers on implementing mental health first aiders, by MHSA England.

• Take part in our annual sickness absence survey

  Date:

  18 February 2019

  Type:

  Editor's choice

  High sickness absence rates can have a damaging impact on the health of organisations. This is your chance to take part in our research on the level of absence in UK organisations and benchmark your organisation's sickness absence figures against others.

• Tax-Free Childcare failing to attract working families

  Date:

  18 February 2019

  Type:

  News

  Take-up of the government's Tax-Free Childcare benefit has been much slower than anticipated, official figures have shown.

• Personal transactions and inducements: financial services

  Type:

  Employment law manual

  Updated to include information on the FCA's ongoing multi-firm supervisory review on how firms are implementing MiFID II rules on research unbundling.

• How to make homeworking a success

  Date:

  14 February 2019

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  When Dolly Parton sang about working 9 to 5 in 1980, the song reflected most employees' regular office hours. Brian Hall looks at how things have changed in the past 40 years and asks if working from home always works?

• Cases on appeal

  Type:

  Law reports

  Updated to reflect that the Supreme Court has granted Ms Tomlinson-Blake, supported by Unison, leave to appeal the Court of Appeal's decision in Royal Mencap Society v Tomlinson-Blake.

• New model policies on sabbaticals and career breaks

  Date:

  12 February 2019

  Type:

  Editor's choice

  XpertHR's Policies and documents tool has been improved with new versions of our example policies on sabbaticals and career breaks. They are accompanied by model contract clauses and letters.

• Take part in our occupational sick pay survey

  Date:

  12 February 2019

  Type:

  Editor's choice

  XpertHR is investigating occupational sick pay schemes and would like to request your assistance with our research.

• Career breaks contract clause

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  A model contract clause to allow employees to take career breaks.

• Letter confirming a career break

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  A model letter to send to an employee when a career break has been agreed.