The Employer’s Handbook: An Essential Guide To Employment Law, Personnel Policies And Procedures 5th Edition

All employers operating in the UK are expected to deal with an increasingly complex employment law. __The Employer's Handbook__ provides comprehensive, reliable and practical guidance that will ensure that employers stay on the right side of the law. This new edition has been fully updated to take account of the latest British legislation. There is also new information on case law decisions affecting the handling of grievances as well as updated figures relating to the national minimum wage, statutory sick pay, maternity pay and compensational limits for unfair dismissal. With a wealth of sample letters, forms, policy documents and procedures for dealing with issues, as well as access to a unique website providing valuable sample material for all employers, __The Employers Handbook__ is a valuable guide for employers operating in the UK. All employers are expected to deal with an increasingly complex legal framework for employment practices, which they ignore at their peril. The Employer's Handbook provides comprehensive, reliable and practical guidance that will ensure they keep on the right side of the law.This new edition has been fully updated to take account of the changes arising from the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006, the Work and Families Act 2006, Maternity and Paternity Leave, and the Paternity and Adoption Leave (amendment) Regulations 2006. There is also new information on case law decisions affecting the handling of grievances as well as updated figures relating to the national minimum wage, statutory sick pay, maternity pay and redundancy pay compensational limits for unfair dismissal.With a wealth of sample letters, forms, policy documents and procedures for dealing with issues, as well as access to a unique website providing valuable sample material for all employers, The Employers Handbook is an indispensable guide that employers cannot afford to ignore Recruiting staff Writing employment contracts Paying staff Employee benefits Performance management Dealing with absence Maternity and paternity rights Working hours and holidays Writing a staff handbook Personnel records and data protection Handling organization change Handling disciplinary issues Dealing with grievances Terminating employment Dealing with tribunal cases Ensuring the health, safety, and welfare of employees Working with trade unions. All employers are expected to deal with an increasingly complex legal framework, which they ignore at their peril. This book is a source of guidance that will ensure they keep on the right side of the law. This edition covers all recent changes