A-Z guides
Parking
The provision of parking at a workplace is not to be taken for granted, and can even be considered an employee bonus. Particularly in built-up areas, parking space comes at a premium, and can be charged for. When assessing the area needed for staf...
Paternity leave
Fathers who have worked continuously for a company for 26 weeks by the end of the 15th week before the baby is due can take paid paternity leave. This can be taken as one block of either one or two consecutive weeks (not odd days or single ...
Pay
Minimum wage The National Minimum Wage Act 1998 in the UK came into force on 1 April 1999. It provides for a single national minimum wage with no variations by region, occupation or size of company, and covers all relevant workers employed under ...
Pay in lieu of notice (PILON)
In some situations an employer may wish to provide pay in lieu of notice or PILON when an employee leaves a company. You can only look to provide PILON if you have a contractual clause to do so, otherwise employees are required to work their full...
Performance management
Capability refers to an employee's skills, ability, aptitude and knowledge in relation to the job that they employed to do. Lack of capability will in most cases lead to unsatisfactory job performance, which is likely to cause problems both for th...
Personal protective equipment (PPE)
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is defined as ‘all equipment (including clothing affording protection against the weather) which is intended to be worn or held by a person at work which protects him against one or more risks to his healt...