Inheritance Tax Changes 2017 Changes are being made to Inheritance Tax which may benefit people who want to pass on their estate including their home to their spouse and immediate family. If you give your whole estate to your spouse or civil partner you will apply for the existing tax-free threshold of £325,000 [...]
Holiday Pay & Overtime Dear Jenny I have heard that holiday pay will now include overtime and I might be able to get a back payment to 1998, is this correct? Thank you for your question. There was a new ruling following the Bear Scotland case which may potentially have an impact on your holiday [...]
Tattoos In The Workplace Dear Jenny I have read in the newspapers this week that a female consultant has been dismissed because she had a tattoo. I have a tattoo and am concerned that I might lose my job too. Please could you help! Dear Reader Thank you very much for your email, I understand [...]
Statutory Maternity Leave Q) I have just found out that I am pregnant and I am wondering whether I will be eligible for statutory maternity pay or not. I've only been working in my current job for the last two months. A) First of all congratulations! Secondly, even though you have just started your new [...]
Apprenticeships I would really like to start an apprenticeship, but I am not sure what my rights are and whether I would get paid the national minimum wage and whether I am entitled to any holidays etc. Answer Dear reader, the short answer is yes you do have all the statutory rights. Traditionally, as an [...]
Falsification of Timesheets I am a local employer and it has come to my attention that one of my employees is not completing his time sheet accurately. We write down the time that we enter the premises for work and when we leave. I have noticed that the employee sometimes leaves a couple of minutes [...]
Apprenticeships I would really like to start an apprenticeship, but I am not sure what my rights are and whether I would get paid the national minimum wage and whether I am entitled to any holidays etc. Answer Dear reader, the short answer is yes you do have all the statutory rights. Traditionally, as an [...]
Apprenticeships - Statutory Rights Question I would really like to start an apprenticeship, but I am not sure what my rights are and whether I would get paid the national minimum wage and whether I am entitled to any holidays etc. Answer The short answer is yes you do have all the statutory rights. Traditionally, [...]
Christmas Party Frolics It is that time of year again when we are asked so many questions about the infamous Christmas party. We have had questions this year about employees fighting, an employee who has committed an act of sexual harassment towards another and one party where two colleagues were found having sex during the [...]
Holiday Leave Problem Q. Dear Jenny, I have just booked a holiday for the family. It was a last minute deal to go next week, I found it online and there were limited places so I booked it straight away so as not to loose the deal. I told my boss the next day that [...]
