Employment 'how to' guides

This Overview summarises the ‘How to’ guides that are available in this subtopic.

The ‘How to’ guides are task-based toolkits, which explain the steps to take to complete a particular task, procedure or process. They signpost other, more detailed, resources that are available.

Employment contract
How to determine continuity of employment	This Practice Note sets out how to work out an employee’s period of continuous employment under the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA 1996), including when the continuous period starts and ends, breaks in continuity and a change of employer
Pay
How to determine if a worker is entitled to sick pay	This Practice Note outlines the approach to take when deciding whether a worker is entitled to be paid statutory sick pay (SSP) and contractual sick pay during sick leave and, if so, how much they should be paid.
How to enforce the right to sick pay	This Practice Note considers the claims and remedies available to a worker in respect of failure to pay SSP and contractual (or occupational) sick pay.
Working time and flexible working
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