1. How long is it before an employee can claim unfair dismissal?
2. How long is it before an employee is entitled to claim redundancy pay?
3. What is the youngest age a company can employ a person?
4. I have heard that maternity leave has been increased. What is it now?
5. What are the minimum break periods for employees?
6. I have just caught an employee red-handed stealing from the stock room. Can I sack him immediately?
7. Is there a legal right to bank/statutory holidays?
8. An employee off on long term sick has asked to be paid for holidays. Surely I don't have to pay anything other than Statutory Sick Pay?
9. Do I have to pay a subcontractor holiday pay?
10. An employee has been summoned for Jury Service. Do I have to pay them?
11. What is the minimum holiday entitlement I have to give my employees?
12. If I terminate an employees contract, do I have to pay notice pay, even if they are off sick?
13. Do I have to let my staff have time off to attend funerals?
14. I am a medium sized company and do not recognise a Union. Do I have to allow my staff to be accompanied at a disciplinary hearing by a Union Representative?
15. Am I allowed to monitor the e-mails and telephone calls of my staff to stop them abusing the system?
16. Can I sack someone for poor performance?
Q6: I have just caught an employee red-handed stealing from the stock room. Can I sack him immediately?
A: If you catch an employee red handed, under the statutory dismissal procedure (modified Regulations) you are entitled to dismiss the employee on the spot. You must write to the employee to tell him why he has been dismissed and also give him the right of appeal. However, we advocate that the full statutory dismissal process should be used.
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