Employment Law Update - June 2010

World Cup 2010 (or 'spot the numpty' within your employees)

ARE YOUR EMPLOYEES THAT STUPID?

You may be feeling bombarded at present with advice on how to deal with unauthorised absence and 'sickies' during the World Cup (see 'Further World Cup Guidance' below).

But if your employees are stupid enough to do this at such an obvious time, should they be working for you at all?  You may feel trapped by employment regulations into thinking there is little you can do.  We can help you deal with this type of problem.

There are various practical and legal steps employers can take to end the employment of unwanted employees.  The time, cost and hassle of doing so will vary depending upon the circumstances but there is always a way.

To reduce the cost and hassle of relieving your business from the effects of troublesome employees, it is important to have relevant, up to date employment contracts and policies for all employees.  This will also save you further time and money by helping reduce a number of other employment problems.

If you would like to discuss how you can get rid of unwanted employees, or how we can help with your employment documentation, please contact either Alistair Latham or Mark Daubney (email: mtd@sjplaw.co.uk) on 01482 342591.

FURTHER WORLD CUP GUIDANCE

A raft of guidance for employers has been published recently on how to deal with employment issues during the World Cup.  Much of this provides sensible advice and options for employers - including flexible working, reminding employees of policies on sickness and unauthorised absence, dealing with last minute holiday requests, putting TV's/radios in the workplace, etc.

We will not rehash all of this guidance here but you should act in a consistent and reasonable manner with whatever steps you implement.  If you would like further assistance on dealing with the World Cup please contact us.

On often overlooked area is IT.  We believe the biggest problem faced by 'office-based' employers will be employees following the games on their PC's.  Other employees may use their mobile phones.  Even where the games themselves cannot be viewed, many websites (including the BBC) will offer minute-by-minute text coverage of the games.  With 64 matches in total, the lost working time could be huge - even New Zealand v Slovakia may prove too much of a temptation to some staff!  Having clear IT and mobile phone policies setting out rules for staff will help you reduce problems in this area.

If you need any assistance with any of this please let us know.

If you have any questions or issues relating to this e-mail or any other employment related matters please feel free to contact:

Alistair Latham
Tel: 01482 324591
e-mail: ail@sjplaw.co.uk

Mark Daubney
Tel: 01482 324591
email: mtd@sjplaw.co.uk

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Solicitors
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Hull
HU1 2AZ

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