Maternity Leave and Pay Q. Dear Jenny, I have just found out that I am pregnant. I only started working for my current employer two months ago and I am worried I won't be able to take maternity leave or claim maternity pay. I might end up having to come straight back to work. A. [...]
Settlement Agreements Q1. Dear Jenny, there have been a round of redundancies at my place of work and I have been chosen. My boss has approached me and asked me to sign a Settlement Agreement, please can you tell me what this is because I don't really understand what it will mean for me? A1. [...]
Non-Payment of Wages Question: Until recently I worked for a local cleaning company, but my employer did not pay me my wages at the end of September so I had no option but to leave. The cleaning company has contracts with several local businesses to clean their work premises. When I did not receive my [...]
Dress Code Q1. Dear Jenny, I would like your help with a problem I have with one of my staff. She is front of house and is on her feet for the majority of the day dealing with customers. She has started wearing fairly revealing clothes, actually since the summer started and I think it [...]
Holidays including Bank Holidays Q1. Dear Jenny, I read your last article about bank holidays and wanted to ask you about the upcoming summer holidays. I have two children, both at school and I have four weeks of the summer holidays that I have no childcare for. This is due to unexpected circumstances and I [...]
Discrimination Q. I am gay and my work colleagues do not know. One of my colleagues found out that I was gay at the weekend when they saw me with my partner and this person has threatened to “out” me at work. What can I do, I really don’t want people to find out? A. [...]
Disciplinary / Grievance Q: I am a delivery driver and I last week I wore a pink tie to work to raise awareness for Breast cancer. I was suspended by my boss for not wearing the correct uniform. Can he do this and what is the worst that could happen? A: Your employer can dictate [...]
