Extending a Probationary Period: How do I Handle it?

Posted in: How do I handle it NI on 20/02/2024 Tughans LLP on employment law and difficult workplace scenarios. For February 2024, 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 profession...

An Employee is Planning to Undergo Cosmetic Surgery and has Requested Paid Leave under our Company Sick Pay Scheme. How do I Handle it?

Posted in: How do I handle it NI on 17/01/2024 Tughans LLP on employment law and difficult workplace scenarios. For January 2024, 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 professiona...

An Employee has Requested Annual Leave to Celebrate Hanukkah and has Offered to Work over the Christmas Break. How do I Handle it?

Posted in: How do I handle it NI on 20/12/2023 Tughans LLP on employment law and difficult workplace scenarios. For December 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 profession...

An Employee has Tendered Their Resignation During a Grievance Process: How do I Handle it?

Posted in: How do I handle it NI on 23/11/2023 Tughans LLP on employment law and difficult workplace scenarios. For November 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 profession...

An Underperforming Employee Currently Going Through the Menopause: How Do I Handle it?

Posted in: How do I handle it NI on 25/10/2023 Tughans LLP on employment law and difficult workplace scenarios. For October 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 professiona...

A Scheme to Give Employees the Option to Buy and/or Sell Holidays - How do I Handle it?

Posted in: How do I handle it NI on 27/09/2023 For September 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, ...

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...

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...

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...

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...