If an employee resigns without working their notice period, do I still have to pay them?
You have to pay an employee for the work that they have done, and any holiday leave that has been accrued and not taken. An employee is only required to give one week’s notice if they have been employed for more than 1 month, unless their employment contract requires...
I have overpaid my employee. How do I get the money back?
An employee can be overpaid through payroll by paying a bonus that hasn’t been awarded, or paying too much overtime or commission. Employers are legally entitled to recover an overpayment by deducting it from future wages, after discussion with the employee. However...
My employee is taking repeated short-term sickness. What do I do?
Employees are sick from time to time, and quite often feel bad about letting their employer down. However, if there is a pattern of repeated short-term sickness, there can be underlying reasons why. Repeated sickness absence can be caused by a range of issues, from...