Putting Vulnerable Employees on Furlough – How Do I Handle It?

Posted in: How do I handle it NI on 21/04/2020 For April 2020, we have asked the employment team at Tughans 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 ...

Homeworking and the Coronavirus - How Do I Handle It?

Posted in: How do I handle it NI on 18/03/2020 For March 2020, we have asked the employment team at Tughans 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 l...

Absence from Work and Returning to Lighter Duties – How Do I Handle It?

Posted in: How do I handle it NI on 18/02/2020 For February 2020, we have asked the employment team at Tughans 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 th...

Anonymous Complaint About Drug Use: How do I handle it?

Posted in: How do I handle it NI on 21/01/2020 For January 2020, we have asked the employment team at Tughans 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...

Informal Warnings – How Do I Handle It?

Posted in: How do I handle it NI on 17/12/2019 I am an HR manager and we have had a recent incident in the office, where a number of employees stayed after hours and drank excessively, one of them acted inappropriately, startling another employee who was still working. I do not want to discipline these employees, but can I write a warning note...

Request for Equal Pay - How Do I Handle It?

Posted in: How do I handle it NI on 13/11/2019 Tughans on employment law and difficult workplace scenarios. For November 2019, 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 profess...

Bringing an IT service back in-house – How do I handle it?

Posted in: How do I handle it NI on 15/10/2019 In this month’s 'How do I Handle It' Jack Balmer, Solicitor within the Employment Team at Tughans Solicitors considers an Employer’s obligation in relation to bringing back in-house an outsourced out-of-hours IT service. This month’s problem concerns: I am an HR manager at an organisation which re...

Offering Alternative Employment in a Redundancy Situation – How do I handle it?

Posted in: How do I handle it NI on 17/09/2019 In this month’s 'How do I Handle It' Rachel Richardson, Director with Tughans Solicitors considers an Employer’s obligation to offer suitable alternative work to an employee at risk of redundancy and discuss the factors that determine what is meant by ‘suitable’. This month’s problem concerns: I a...

Are ‘Difficult’ Employees in Breach of Contract?

Posted in: How do I handle it NI on 20/08/2019 We have an employee who is disabled. Having sought advice from Occupational Health, we have made reasonable adjustments. However, every time we attempt to interact with this employee, he is difficult and refuses to engage. He says he will only meet with us in the presence of his union representativ...

How to Avoid Discrimination When Enhancing Family-Related Employment Benefits

Posted in: How do I handle it NI on 09/07/2019 "I am HR Manager at a company which provides enhanced maternity pay. A male employee who is about to take shared parental leave has asked for confirmation that he will also receive enhanced pay. I want to treat employees equally, but I’m unsure of the legal position. How do I handle it?" Your issue...