It’s good business practice to acknowledge the efforts of your workforce. Doing so can offer significant long-term advantages. So don’t underestimate...
When employees are struggling with performance issues it can create problems for you and your business. If a team member is falling short of what is r...
Performance management is essential to ensure your employees are working to a high standard. But the process isn’t easy and there’s rarely a quick ans...
A well-defined pay strategy can revolutionise your business. An effective strategy will increase employee happiness. It will also help to attract top ...
The right to certain minimum wage benefits applies to specific agricultural workers within different parts of Great Britain. Agricultural workers ofte...
If you offer staff extra pay for performing to a certain level, they’ll feel well rewarded and try harder to reach that level in the future. Employee...
Sometimes it’s okay to reduce your employee’s wage, but the circumstances have to be right. There are several legal deductions your staff will already...
As many working parents will agree, the cost of childcare is high. Thankfully, there are initiatives in place to help employees manage these costs. I...
Employees and workers receive legal protection from an unauthorised salary deduction. But there are certain occasions when you can make allowable dedu...
In our guide to the unlawful deduction of wages, we had a look at what happens if an employee makes a claim against you. But what if you’re lawfull...
If an employee claims you’ve unlawfully deducted an amount from their salary, then unlawful deductions of wages claim could get made against you. If t...
The Employment Rights Act 1996 outlines that an employer should not make a deduction from wages unless it is a “relevant provision” of the employee’s ...
Your employees might pay for work-related expenses with their own money. These can include travel expenses, professional fees, buying equipment and ma...
The claiming of expenses is not only a tricky issue for our Members of Parliament. As an employer, it is vital you have a clear expenses policy in pla...
If your business requires employees to travel, then you will probably want to cover some, if not all of their expenses - but you’re under no legal req...
Sometimes, you might have to deduct pay from your employees. Your staff have a right to receive payment for all their work hours. But there are some ...
Employment Tax
As a small business owner, you’ll need (and, no doubt, want) to pay yourself a wage. But in the hectic rush of managing other aspects of your business...
Incentives or bonuses are either guaranteed under contract, discretionary or some combination of the two. The details of any incentive schemes should ...
Creating a family friendly workplace can be a balancing act. Maintaining employee satisfaction can reduce stress and create happy, productive and loya...
As an employer, you must pay your workers a minimum wage for the average number of hours they work. The rate varies depending on their age, and whethe...