Category: Business Law

It was announced yesterday (Wednesday 13th November 2024) that the retailer, Homebase, is entering administration and that this will place up to 2000 jobs at risk. It is naturally an extremely stressful time for the affected employees in any business in these circumstances, not least in the run-up to Christmas. So what rights do employees have […]

“Our employee came into work but left partway through the workday on account of sickness.” How should we classify this authorised absence? How does this affect their SSP entitlement? There is currently no common law right to be paid during any period of sickness. As such, an employee who leaves work early or is sent […]