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Q: An employee complained of illness recently. However, my staff informed me that the employee wanted to go on holiday for this period but was unable to get time off so planned to be sick. The employee said that they saw a doctor who allegedly advised the employee to take a week off. I have no evidence to suggest that the employee is on holiday and not sick. What can I do?
A: The employee is able to self-certify for 7 days. In order to take action you will need some evidence or an admission from the employee. You may wish to have a back-to-work meeting with the employee to discuss the issue.
An employee resigned and has given 4 weeks’ notice. They now do not want to work their notice. Is this allowed?
read moreAn employee of 18 years has been off sick for anxiety and depression. I run a small business and it is now having a detrimental effect. What should I do?
read moreMy employee's conduct lately has not been satisfactory. He has turned up late on a few occasions, has not turned up to work on another day and, when I asked him to stay behind to discuss this, he was abusive and swore at me. I had a meeting with my employee to discuss his behaviour and he admitted swearing and shouting. I would like to suspend him, how do I go about doing this?
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