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Self-employed people in the UK do not normally receive Statutory Sick Pay when illness or an injury prevents them from working. Statutory Sick Pay is an employment right paid by an employer, so sole traders, freelancers, independent contractors and self-employed agency workers usually fall outside the scheme. The main financial support available may include New […]
To calculate an hourly rate from an annual salary in the UK, divide the gross yearly salary by the total number of contracted working hours in a year. For most salaried employees, the calculation is: Hourly rate = Annual salary ÷ (weekly contracted hours × 52) For example, an employee earning £30,000 a year and […]
The NHS Learner Support Fund is commonly searched under that name, although its official title is the NHS Learning Support Fund, often shortened to NHS LSF. It provides additional, non-repayable financial support to eligible students studying certain nursing, midwifery and allied healthcare courses at universities in England. Depending on the course and personal circumstances, a […]
The Acas Code of Practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures sets out the minimum standards that employers and employees should follow when dealing with workplace misconduct, poor performance and formal complaints. The Code is not legislation in itself, and failing to follow it does not automatically make an employer legally liable. However, an employment tribunal […]
