Documents
tagged "Employment"
National Salary Award - Minimum Leave Entitlement 2020
NALC Legal Briefing on the changes to the leave entitlement for employees with under 5 years service
Mon, 12 Oct 2020
Does home-working actually work?
As the Government advises us to 'work from home where possible', our personnel expert Chris Moses shares his views of the pros and cons of home-working.
Wed, 23 Sep 2020
Clerk National Salary award
The pay award for 2020-21 has been announced at an increase of 2.75%. In addition, an extra day of annual leave has been awarded for those with less than 5 years service (ie an increase from 21 days to 22 days, increasing to 25 days after 5 years' service (full time equivalent)).
Tue, 25 Aug 2020
Exiting lockdown - a checklist
From insurance speclalist Came & Company, this is a useful checklist for organisations to use as lockdown restrictions are eased.
Tue, 04 Aug 2020
Homeworking payments advice note - June 2020
Advice note for Councils to ensure they are keeping correct records for homeworking payments
Tue, 02 Jun 2020
Good Employer guide
Employment guidance - produced by the National Association of Local Councils
Fri, 30 Aug 2019
Clerk Higher Education Qualification Prospectus 2020: Community Governance
An advanced qualification for local council officers who work with local communities.
The qualification has a number of benefits including being;
• Unique - targeted at local council officers
• Flexible - allows for specialist topics to be studied facilitating work-based learning
• Part-time - allows students to get a qualification while they work and features three 24-hour study days each year
• Supportive - student support is offered throughout the course in the form of an online learning environment, as well as a professional, experienced teaching team
Students can gain a Certificate of Higher Education (CertHE): Community Governance (Level 4), Foundation Degree: Community Governance (Level 5) or BA Hons: Community Governance (Level 6).
The Community Governance course is provided through De Montfort University (DMU), who were awarded Gold in the 2017 Teaching Excellence Framework and are an internationally recognised centre of excellence on local government.
Mon, 12 Aug 2019
HR: Employment Contracts and short service dismissals
Employee's rights on a short term contract and how to avoid an employment tribunal
Mon, 21 Jan 2019
HR Advice:Tackling mental health problems
HR advice note on how councils can fulfill their duty of care
Thu, 27 Sep 2018
HR briefing: Ledbury Report
HR implications and actions following the High Court Ruling against Ledbury TC
Sun, 10 Jun 2018
HR factsheet May 2017 - Employee Conduct Problems outside Work
For many Councils the conduct of staff outside of work is a grey area, and one which they are unsure about in terms of the
need for management to be involved. Most Councils take the view that once an Employee is off the premises, they are no longer accountable to the management. However, this premise has long been challenged and recently came into the spotlight in the case of NHS Doctor, David Arundel of the Diana Princess of Wales Hospital in Grimsby, who assaulted a colleague during an out of hour's social event.
Wed, 17 May 2017
HR factsheet - depression, Jan 2017
Employer's responsibilities with regards to depression in the workplace.
Mon, 16 Jan 2017
2016-2018 National Salary Award
The National Joint Council for Local Government Services (NJC) has reached agreement on pay scales for 2016 - 2018. New pay scales for 2016/17 are to be implemented immediately and backdated to 1 April 2016.
The document can be found under Documents HR/Employment
Wed, 25 May 2016
Employment Council News - The Easter Bank Holiday Problem
Dealing with the 10 Day 2015/16 Bank Holiday entitlements
Tue, 23 Feb 2016
Managing Employees' Performance
Managing Employees' Performance
Throughout 2015 we have encountered a number of Councils who struggle to manage either problems with their Employees' performance or behaviour, or to resolve staff grievances and complaints.
This is perfectly understandable, as most Town and Parish Councils employ small numbers of staff and don't experience these issues on a regular basis. Furthermore, the Council, who make up the 'management team', have not been selected for their managerial skills, but for their interest in the Community / Parish. However, when problems occur, it is they who are ultimately responsible for managing the process.
Mistakes can be costly, potentially resulting in claims for Unfair / Constructive Dismissal which could result in an Employee being awarded up to one years income. Furthermore, discrimination claims can result in unlimited compensation being awarded.
Consequently, it would be prudent for Councillors to ensure that they have a basic grasp of how to manage staff grievance and disciplinary matters, to ensure that they can address these issues when they occur.
Help can be found in the ACAS Grievance and Disciplinary procedures, which provide Employers with basic guidance on how to manage these problems. However, to help Councils we are providing the fundamental steps to take Councils through the basic steps - please open the document for full details.
Wed, 23 Dec 2015
Employment Update September 2015 - Beware Bogus Self-Employment
Employment Update September 2015 - Beware Bogus Self-Employment
Wed, 16 Sep 2015
Health Assessing Potential Employees
Health Assessing Potential Employees
The current inquest in to the Glasgow bin lorry tragedy has highlighted the need for due diligence from Council's in assessing the health of new recruits.
However, investigating the state of a potential Employee's health isn't straight forward.
Tue, 11 Aug 2015
Holiday Pay - new guidelines
How much Holiday Pay should you pay?
Confusion about what to pay as holiday pay, has in part been resolved by Employment Appeal Tribunal's decision of the 4th November 2014 (Bear Scotland – v – Fultcher).
Wed, 12 Nov 2014
Holiday Pay
Councils and other Employers who have historically paid holiday pay based on contracted hours, could have been underpaying their Employees if they routinely received overtime pay and other output related payments.
Wed, 17 Sep 2014
NALC/SLCC Model contract (revised 2011)
NALC/SLCC Model Contract - latest version (revised 2011)
Sun, 26 May 2013
Disciplinary & Grievance Issues (NALC guidance)
This document is a template for a parish's Disciplinary Policy and Grievance Policy. Full details on Grievance and Disciplinary issues can be found under Legal Topic Note 22.
Sun, 26 May 2013
