Questions and Answers

I run a small to medium-sized business and I am faced with a need to downsize — probably making five or six employees redundant. How can I ensure that the process is fair and that I am not subsequently hauled up before an employment tribunal?

There has been considerable case law in recent years on what additional elements should be included in the calculation of holiday pay. Can you confirm the present position, please?

Part of my business is to be sold and transferred to a new employer in three months’ time. The transferee (the new employer) has asked me to make redundant some of the employees who are to be transferred before the time of the transfer. How should I respond?

I understand that a recent case decided that the protection offered by the TUPE Regulations to employees can also apply to workers. Can you confirm this and explain the implications of the decision?

It appears that a number of my staff are not keen to move to a new employer under a forthcoming TUPE transfer. What advice should I give to them?

What is a “philosophical belief” and how are such claims decided?

Is veganism a protected philosophical belief? I have an employee who is very vociferous in their promotion of the vegan ethic and I have heard reports that this may be causing issues in the workplace.

An employee has informed me that they are planning to undergo IVF treatment. Do we have to make any special accommodations for them at work?

If, by agreement, an employee has changed their hours of work, can they demand at a later date to revert to their original working pattern?

What procedure must an employer follow when a request for flexible working has been received?