May
13th
The trials and tribulations of travel
By Tanguera
Many workers have been affected by transport disruptions.
Technically it is their responsibility to get up earlier and find
an alternative route into work. In reality, many employers arrange
home
working which reduces stress and improves productivity.
If you don't
have an established car sharing or lift sharing scheme, you should
be careful you don't end up setting up liability for uninsured
drivers. You should not be ordering or directing employees to get
into a car with 'Fred' if you don't know that 'Fred' is insured. If the
car is a fully insured company car that's different.
Hourly paid workers are not usually paid except for the hours they work, though salaried workers may be on a different basis. You should check your contracts to see if you do in fact pay people on an hourly basis, or some other way.
Annabel Kaye (Tanguera) is Managing Director of Irenicon Ltd, a specialist employment law consultancy.
T: 08452 303050
F: 08452 303060
W: www.irenicon.co.uk
Twitter: AnnabelKaye
If you don't
have an established car sharing or lift sharing scheme, you should
be careful you don't end up setting up liability for uninsured
drivers. You should not be ordering or directing employees to get
into a car with 'Fred' if you don't know that 'Fred' is insured. If the
car is a fully insured company car that's different.Hourly paid workers are not usually paid except for the hours they work, though salaried workers may be on a different basis. You should check your contracts to see if you do in fact pay people on an hourly basis, or some other way.
Annabel Kaye (Tanguera) is Managing Director of Irenicon Ltd, a specialist employment law consultancy.
T: 08452 303050
F: 08452 303060
W: www.irenicon.co.uk
Twitter: AnnabelKaye
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