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Tag: Employment relations

  • Trade union membership rights

    Trade union membership rights

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    A trade union is an organisation of workers that seeks to protect and advance the interests of its members by negotiating with employers on pay and conditions of work. Unions may also provide legal advice, financial assistance, sickness benefits and education facilities to their members. Individuals are free to join – or not join – a…

  • Work effectively with trade unions

    Work effectively with trade unions

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    Deciding how you wish to structure relations with your workers can help your business. If you recognise a trade union, it will benefit your business if you enjoy a good working relationship with its representatives. You may also benefit from union expertise on issues such as health and safety, drawing up disciplinary procedures, training, etc. This guide will help…

  • Set the right pay rates

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    If you currently – or intend to – employ people, you will want to set rates of pay that will encourage potential applicants to apply and keep existing workers happy and motivated. You must also make sure your pay arrangements are not discriminatory. Setting suitable rates of pay and deciding on pay systems are major…

  • Industrial disputes

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    Disputes with your workforce and/or their representatives – and any resulting industrial action – are costly and damaging to both your business and workers. Therefore, you should seek to avoid any conflict with your workforce arising in the first place. However, if conflict does arise, you should have procedures in place for resolving the source of the…

  • Redundancy: the options

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    If you have to make employees redundant you must follow a fair redundancy dismissal procedure and consult the affected employees and their representatives. This guide offers a detailed overview of the redundancy process. It includes: What is redundancy? Redundancy is when you dismiss an employee because you no longer: For a redundancy to be genuine,…

  • Bullying and harassment

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    Bullying and harassment in a workplace are serious matters, and employers are responsible for taking reasonable steps to prevent such behaviour. The equality legislation makes it unlawful in employment or vocational training to harass someone on the grounds of: Harassment of a sexual nature is also unlawful. Bullying and harassment are unacceptable on moral grounds…

  • Pay – an overview of obligations

    Pay – an overview of obligations

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    As an employer, you have a number of legal obligations when paying your staff. This guide gives you an overview of these obligations, which include: Registering as an employer with HMRC If you are taking on your first employee, you must check if you need to register with HM Revenue & Customs. If you need to register,…