As Arti and Collette’s limited company begins to grow, they feel it is the right time to hire employees to assist in growing the business. Arti knows from his own experience that employers normally issue a contract and policies to new employees but he has no idea where to begin.
Today marks the start of the Fertility Network UK’s National Fertility Awareness Week, running from 28 October to 3 November 2019. The Fertility Network notes that 1 in 6 couples in the UK now face fertility issues. The focus of the week is to therefore spread awareness of the issue UK wide.
Managing the impact of the menopause and perimenopause at work is important for both workers and employers. For the worker experiencing symptoms it can be a difficult and sensitive time and for the employer it is a worker health and wellbeing concern which requires careful handling.
Employees who, at the effective date of termination of employment, do not have the required 2 years’ continuous service, cannot claim “normal” unfair dismissal. They can, however, bring a claim if they assert that the reason for dismissal was that they had carried out a protected act.