Can you dismiss an employee on long-term sick?? Employment Law update from your Local Human Resources Consultants – Connective-HR.
This months employment law update from Connective-HR for businesses in Pontypridd – Rhondda and South Wales discusses changes to National Minimum Wage, Changes in agency workers and dealing with long term sick employees.
Changes to National Minimum Wage – effective 1st October 2011
The changes are as follows:
• over-21s: up 15p (2.5%) to £6.08
• 18-20 year-olds: up 6p (1.2%) to £4.98
• 16-17 year-olds: up 4p (1.1%) to £3.68
• apprentices: up 10p to (4%) £2.60.
Agency Worker Regulations 2010 – effective 1st October 2011
The Regulations implement the EU Agency Workers Directive as agreed in 2008 following social partner agreement between the CBI and TUC. These will come into force in the UK on 1 October 2011. They will give agency workers the right to the same basic employment and working conditions as if they had been recruited directly by the hirer - if and when they complete a 12 week qualifying period in a job – interested in learning how this effects you business in South Wales?
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Can I dismiss an Employee on Long Term Sick?
This is potentially very risky and if the organisation gets it wrong it could face a large award of compensation from an employment tribunal. The key risks the organisation faces are a claim of unfair dismissal and, more seriously, a claim of discrimination on the grounds of disability. However, there are a number of steps the organisation can take to manage this fairly.
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