Links

Links

We've included some links to other sites and services we think you might find useful here. Obviously we cannot be responsible for any errors or inaccuracies on third party sites.

  • Calculators, ready reckoners & useful tools

    • Statutory payment calculator

      This handy calculator, provided by HR Revenue & Customs, eliminates the need for employers to calculate statutory payments manually.

    • Redundancy payment calculator

      Provided by the BERR, this handy redundancy ready reckoner will help you calculate entitlements for individual employees in the event of redundancies arising. Remember to read myhrdept.co.uk's guidance notes on redundancies first, as it is easily possible to create an 'unfair redundancy dismissal' in individual cases, and special rules apply to collective redundancies

    • Business Link tool - employing illegal workers

      A simple(ish) tool provided by the government funded Business Link site to identify whether you are employing, or are about to employ, an illegal worker. If you audit your employees, make sure to audit ALL employees, not just those who you think are more likely to be in breach of UK permit to work regulations. If you single out particular employees or groups of employees, you run the risk of accusations of discrimination. Carrying out this exercise is extremely sensible as, if there is any problem in the future you can produce the results and your evidence as part of your due dilligence defence. Employing an illegal immigrant carries a maximum fine of £10,000....per employee!

    • Calculating employee's holiday entitlements

      The period to 2010 will be less than straightforward for calculating minimum statutory paid holiday entitlements, with an entitlement to 5.6 weeks holiday having been introduced in April 2009. The BERR ready reckoner will help you work out your employees entitlements easily, although at first glance, it rather makes your eyes water!

  • Institutes and Associations

    • British Institute of Innkeeping

      The BII is the professional body for the on-licensed retail sector. It has agreed exclusive rates for HR services with myhrdept.co.uk for its 17,000 members, who also enjoy a free complimentary starter pack of employment documentation provided by myhrdept.co.uk in association with the BII.

  • Information and advisory sites and services

    • ACAS

      The Arbitration, Conciliation and Advisory Service ACAS contains a wealth of employment information and access to periodicals & advice guides. Their free helpline is very useful for legal queries and their staff helpful. ACAS is sometimes rather more useful to those with a good grounding of employment knowledge already, and like most government agencies they will tend to advise on least risk solutions at the expense of pragmatic business decisions.

    • Access to work

      Provided by Job Centre Plus, Access to Work has been set up to help employers deal with disability issues and in some cases to access grants for adjustments that might be necessary in order to employ or continue employing a disabled person.

    • Buying or selling a business? TUPE

      Buying or selling a business? Taking over or letting go a contract for services? TUPE 2006 laws apply to you and breaches of the employment rights of existing employees could be heavily punished. This well written BERR guide sets out the main parts of the 2006 laws and is ESSENTIAL reading for anyone thinking of acquiring or selling a business or contract that already employs staff.

    • Border & Immigration Agency guidance documents

      The new Border & Immigration Agency has a range of guidance documents here to helpfully educate you on the best ways to avoid them slapping a £10K fine on you (for each employee you illegally employ). Another public sector inflicted bureaucratic nightmare for anyone trying to make a decent living without relying on public money to do so in our opinion, but then I'm afraid we don't make the rules, we merely try our best to help you avoid falling foul of them.

    • CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development)

      Another useful source of guidance. Specifically see the joint CIPD/ACAS/BERR guide to Avoiding and Resolving Discipline and Grievance Issues at Work.

  • Holiday pay ready reckoner

    • Calculating employee's holiday entitlements

      The period to 2010 will be less than straightforward for calculating minimum statutory paid holiday entitlements, with an entitlement to 5.6 weeks holiday having been introduced in April 2009. The BERR ready reckoner will help you work out your employees entitlements easily, although at first glance, it rather makes your eyes water!

  • Information and consultation

    • Tool for establishing pre-existing I&C agreement

      This is a tool published by ACAS which allows employers with employee information and consultation arrangements to check whether their existing arrangements count as 'qualifying' for the purposes of I&C regs. (Those that do not qualify could be vulnerable to further I&C requests from staff)