Staff handbooks are not static and should be reviewed regularly. Additionally, when business throws a curve ball it is important that you are able to update your handbook or add a policy to keep it fresh. One of the most asked for policy updates we have been asked for is a Work-from-Home policy. When you [...]
This has been the year of 'the unexpected' and employees are having to explore various leave entitlements that many employers may not have come across before or had very little experience of. Ideally your contract of employment or staff handbook should set out the various leave entitlements and manner in which they should be applied [...]
We have had a lot of calls from employers trying to deal with employees who have been told to self-isolate and/or have been diagnosed with COVID-19. If an employee has been told to self-isolate due to being in close contact with a diagnosed COVID-19 they will have been sent a letter or HSE text message. [...]