Employment law

Employment Law

Recent Articles

1) Employers' Duty to Protect their Staff from Sexual Harassment by customers 3 April 2008
An amendment to the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 has clarified the circumstances when an employer is under a duty to protect their staff from sexual harassment by customers and suppliers
2) Increases in the costs of employment 18 March 2008
This an early warning! The Government has announced the National Minimum Wage increase in October 2008
3) Important news if you employ door supervisors or cleaners through agencies 19 February 2008
A recent Court of Appeal decision provides some relief for those of you who employ agency workers in roles such as cleaners or door supervisors
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With our experience in the licensed trade, we've realised that one of the key day-to-day concerns for licensees and operators is employment law and managing staff. We've teamed up with employment law experts, Hutchinson Cummins to put some basic guides and tools together that will provide you with a firm base for good employment law practises in your business.

We understand that there are particular traits and issues with employment in the licensed trade;

  • part time and casual workers,
  • female workers and maternity rights,
  • smoking,
  • inappropriate behaviour,
  • unsociable and long hours,
  • and agency workers (door supervisors or cleaners)

Our employment law service is part of our Client Zone - the area of the website reserved for client services only.

As a client you will have access to:

  • A bespoke employment contract
    A simple to use, step by step guide to putting your own staff contracts together, with guidance notes throughout and optional clauses depending on your style of operation.
  • Sample letters for job offers, grievances and disciplinary hearings
  • Procedures on grievances, disciplinaries and dismissals
  • Information on terms of employment, holidays, holiday pay, tips and tax and more
And new information and downloads will be added to the site on a regular basis

Are you already a client?

If you are a licensee with any of the following operators, you are allowed access to this section of the site - please contact us or get in touch with your operator for a login and password:

  • Marston's Pub Company

For non-clients, we will provide regular news updates as new information is released. You can see previous stories in the Employment Law news section For news alerts as they come out, please sign up here.