Questions and Answers

The Government has announced the closure of schools and nurseries due to the coronavirus (COVID-19). Some of my staff will now want to be at home to look after their children. What leave entitlements are there?

Is it possible to make someone redundant during parental bereavement leave?

What is an employment tribunal?

What is the legal position over bereavement leave?

I understand that the new arrangements for notifying an employer of taking bereavement leave and pay are complicated. Can you explain them?

I have an employee who is on sick leave. I want to contact them when their doctor’s note expires to see when they intend to return to work. Is it OK for an employer to contact an employee while they are on sick leave?

It appears that an employee has had an unauthorised day off. He phoned in sick but then posted images of himself at a public event on social media. How should I deal with him?

As an employer, what are my obligations to find suitable alternative employment in a redundancy situation?

I am proposing to make some 10 people in the organisation redundant. What are my consultation obligations?

My organisation needs to cut back on its staff. I see that one of the employees “at risk” from redundancy is away on maternity leave. Can I make her redundant? And, if so, how can I avoid any unpleasant and expensive legal consequences?