PILON

What is payment in lieu of notice? (PILON)

Sometimes, it’s in a business’ best interest for an employee to immediately cease their work when either party has given the other notice. Understanding how much notice is required is crucial for both employers and employees when considering PILON. In such instances, the employee can be sent on gardening leave or they can be given […]

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Getting Employees to Take Time Off: How to Encourage Staff

Now, initially, encouraging staff to take more leave doesn’t seem like the brightest idea. After all, if employees are away more frequently, that means more interruptions to projects and workflow. However, while that encouraging your staff to take all their entitled holiday allowance might result them being away at times that are inconvenient from the […]

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Calculating Notice Period When Employment Ends

Every company has to deal with their employees leaving at some point: it’s an inevitable part of running a business. What isn’t as inevitable, fortunately, is the disruption that a departing employee can cause. That’s something that a company has some influence over, and an employee’s notice period plays a large part in that. The […]

Redundant

Redundancy Consultation

Having to make your employees redundant is an unpleasant task to undertake – but, unfortunately, it’s a wholly necessary one. In fact, the survival of your business often depends upon it. In the event you need make redundancies, it’s best to follow the proper procedure, which means adhering to the formal process required for redundancy. […]