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A Pregnant Employee, a Care Assistant, is Starting to Find the Duties and Long Hours Difficult: How do I Handle it?

Posted in: How do I handle it NI on 25/07/2023 Patricia Rooney and Emma Doherty from Tughans LLP answer this month's question: “We have an employee who has recently informed us that she is pregnant. The employee mainly works as a Care Assistant and says she is starting to find the duties and long hours difficult. How should we handle this?” Un...
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We have an Employee who is Using Mains Electricity from the Office to Charge their Electric Car: How do we Handle it?

Posted in: How do I handle it NI on 27/06/2023 We have asked the employment team at Tughans LLP to provide practical answers to unusual, sensitive or complex work-related queries. We call this feature “How do I handle it?” The articles are aimed at HR professionals and other managers who may need to deal, from time to time, with the less common...
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Policies and Procedures
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A Flexible Working Request - How do I Handle it?

Posted in: How do I handle it NI on 18/05/2023 We have asked the employment team at Tughans LLP to provide practical answers to unusual, sensitive or complex work-related queries. We call this feature “How do I handle it?” The articles are aimed at HR professionals and other managers who may need to deal, from time to time, with the less common...
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An Employee who has had Repeated Periods of Short-term Sickness Absence: How do I Handle it?

Posted in: How do I handle it NI on 19/04/2023 For April 2023, we have asked the employment team at Tughans LLP to provide practical answers to unusual, sensitive or complex work-related queries. We call this feature “How do I handle it?” The articles are aimed at HR professionals and other managers who may need to deal, from time to time, with...
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Absence and Sickness
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I Have an Employee who Claims they Have a Neurodivergent Condition: How Do I Handle It?

Posted in: How do I handle it NI on 14/03/2023 “We have an employee who claims they have a neurodivergent condition. The employee is upset as they feel their condition is impacting their ability to carry out their duties. How should we handle this?” Promoting a diverse workplace culture is beneficial to employers and employees alike, as it enc...
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Discrimination and Equality Diversity & Inclusion
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Probationary Periods - To Extend or to Dismiss? How Do I Handle It?

Posted in: How do I handle it NI on 14/02/2023 “We have an employee who has recently joined the business, unfortunately, things are not working out as we had hoped. The employee is still in their probationary period, can we extend their probationary period, or ultimately dismiss them if their performance does not improve? How do we handle this?...
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Policies and Procedures Probation
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A Staff Member is on Maternity and Redundancies are Being Proposed- How do I Handle it?

Posted in: How do I handle it NI on 17/01/2023 “As a result of the cost-of-living crisis our business is suffering financially, we are therefore intending to downsize and reduce operations. We are proposing to make a number of redundancies, this potentially includes an employee who is off on maternity leave, how should we handle this?” Redunda...
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Redundancy
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My Employee is in Prison - How Do I Handle It?

Posted in: How do I handle it NI on 16/12/2022 “We have an employee who has recently been arrested and charged with a criminal offence after becoming involved in an altercation outside a bar during the festive period. The employee is currently remanded in custody, awaiting trial and is therefore unable to fulfil their work duties. We are unders...
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Dismissal Policies and Procedures
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Holiday Requests from Employees over the World Cup - How Do I Handle It?

Posted in: How do I handle it NI on 15/11/2022 For November 2022, we have asked the employment team at Tughans’ Solicitors to provide practical answers to unusual, sensitive or complex work-related queries. We call this feature “How do I handle it?” The articles are aimed at HR professionals and other managers who may need to deal, from time to...
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Discipline and Grievance Contracts of Employment Leave
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Equipment Requests for Remote Working - How Do I Handle It?

Posted in: How do I handle it NI on 17/10/2022 For October 2022, we have asked the employment team at Tughans’ Solicitors to provide practical answers to unusual, sensitive or complex work-related queries. We call this feature “how do I handle it?” The articles are aimed at HR professionals and other managers who may need to deal, from time to...