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Do employers have to grant a request by an employee to work part-time?

Posted in: First Tuesday Q&A NI on 03/10/2024 Employers are not legally required to accept a request to work part-time. However, employees do have the right to request flexible working if they: have been continuously employed for a period of at least 26 weeks; are not an agency worker (other than one returning from parental leave or the armed...
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Discrimination Flexible Working Policies and Procedures
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What is the legal position when a contract of employment states the incorrect salary?

Posted in: First Tuesday Q&A NI on 03/10/2024 It is not clear whether the salary provided for in the contract is higher or lower than it ought to be. Whilst it is good practice to ensure that contracts are kept up to date, it is often the case that salary increases may be made without amending the contractual terms. This would likely be viewed...
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Contracts of Employment Policies and Procedures
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If an employee issues a verbal resignation, but their contract requires a written resignation, will their resignation still be effective in law?

Posted in: First Tuesday Q&A NI on 03/10/2024 There are no statutory rules about the form that notice to terminate the employment contract must take. In the absence of relevant contractual provisions, it may be given orally or in writing. However, in this case, the contractual requirements provide that notice must be given in writing. As a mat...
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Contracts of Employment Policies and Procedures
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What is the law in relation to the recruitment of individuals with a criminal record?

Posted in: First Tuesday Q&A NI on 05/09/2024 Whilst businesses may approach the recruitment of individuals with a criminal record with reluctance, it is important that employers treat such applicants fairly regardless of their previous criminal convictions. The Rehabilitation of Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 seeks to promote the reh...
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What types of break between contracts would not constitute a break in continuous employment?

Posted in: First Tuesday Q&A NI on 05/09/2024 Continuous employment is the collective period during which an employee has worked for the same employer without a break. An individual’s period of continuous employment is significant due to the fact that once an employee attains one year's continuous employment with their employer, they become el...
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Contracts of Employment
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Do I need to provide my employees with a written contract of employment?

Posted in: First Tuesday Q&A NI on 05/09/2024 The contract of employment between an employer and their employee is a significantly important and very useful document, as it encapsulates the nature of the relationship between the parties by setting out the specific rules or 'terms’ that must be followed by each party throughout the term of empl...
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Contracts of Employment
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Do employers have to record and track when holiday has been accrued and/or taken?

Posted in: First Tuesday Q&A NI on 08/08/2024 Under the Working Time Regulations (NI) 2016, an employer must keep records to show the working time limits are being complied with. This must be kept for each worker that the limits apply to. These limits include the maximum weekly working time (average of 48 hours every 7 days), the maximum worki...
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Annual Leave and Holiday Pay
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What restrictions are there on working time for young workers in NI?

Posted in: First Tuesday Q&A NI on 08/08/2024 Seasonal periods, such as the summer holidays, tend to see an increase in school-aged individuals (14-18-year olds) looking for part time work. In Northern Ireland, 'young worker’ means any worker who has not attained the age of 18 and who is over the compulsory school age. School leaving age is de...
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Pay
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Am I legally required to share tips with staff?

Posted in: First Tuesday Q&A NI on 08/08/2024 Various employers (particularly in the hospitality and service sectors) in NI accept tips, gratuities and service charges either in cash or via electronic means. Tips that are under the control of the employer may (to the extent they are not kept by the employer) be distributed to workers in cash,...
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Pay
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In the situation where there is more than one employee on maternity leave and at risk of redundancy, and only one alternative vacancy, how should I decide who to give it to?

Posted in: First Tuesday Q&A NI on 03/07/2024 In the unfortunate event that a redundancy scenario arises, making it impracticable for an employer to continue to employ an employee who is on maternity leave under their existing contract, employers must follow the legislative requirements and offer the employee any other suitable vacant role tha...
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Redundancy Policies and Procedures Family Friendly Rights