{"id":171759,"date":"2022-07-06T03:25:45","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T02:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/?p=171759"},"modified":"2022-08-09T07:34:26","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T06:34:26","slug":"employment-issues-small-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/employment\/employment-issues-small-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Employment Law Issues for Small Businesses in England"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">More<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> than 15 million people work for small and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">medium-sized businesses in the UK. As an employer of a small business, you must abide by employment law, and this can be challenging if you do not stay up to date with key legal changes. Without a dedicated department to deal with human resources, managing employees can be difficult. To help, this article will identify key employment law issues you should focus on for your small business in England.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"box box--icon box--info\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Every small business is unique. What is essential for one business may not be for others. Therefore, this article presents key employment issues that commonly arise &#8211; it is not an exhaustive list of all employment issues your business might face.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Employment Contracts<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/employment\/importance-employment-contracts\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Employment contracts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are an essential part of employment law. Even when running a small business, accurately documenting your business relationship with your staff is critical to avoid confusion. An employment contract will detail your expectations toward staff and what they can expect from you.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Notably, there is no legal requirement to have a written employment contract with your staff members. However, it is still a good practice to have one. Employment contracts come in handy when there are disputes and can also aid in preventing them in the first place.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, you have a legal requirement to provide your staff with a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/employment\/written-statement-of-particulars\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">written statement of particulars<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> within two months of starting their job with you. A written statement of particulars should contain several points including, for example:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">your name;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">your employee&#8217;s name;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">your employee\u2019s job role;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the date which your employee started working for you;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">your employee\u2019s salary rate and when this will reach them;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">your employee\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/employment\/holiday-leave-entitlements\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">entitlement to holidays<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">terms and conditions relating to your employee\u2019s work hours;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">notice periods required to terminate the employment contract; and&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">where your employee will work.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Payslips<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As an employer, you must, by law, provide your staff with a payslip when you pay them their wages. This includes those you employ on a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/employment\/zero-hours-contracts\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">zero-hours contract<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and where you employ agency workers, they will receive payslips via their agency.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You must include <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/employment\/payslip-england-wales\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">specific information on your payslip<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, such as:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the gross amount of pay, which is the pay before you make deductions;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the net amount of income that is left after you have completed all deductions;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">variable deduction amounts 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Discrimination is where you unfairly treat someone differently based on one of nine protected characteristics in employment law, such as a person\u2019s race or religion. No matter how small your business is, employing staff means you have an obligation to prevent discrimination. Unlawful discrimination could result in you facing an employment tribunal.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"box box--icon box--info\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Discrimination can be <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/employment\/race-discrimination-workplace\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">direct or indirect<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. The latter is when you treat someone in a protected group less favourably without being able to objectively justify your decision.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Discrimination also includes victimisation, where you discriminate because someone has or is associated with discrimination complaints.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Likewise, discrimination by association is where you discriminate against someone because of their association with another based on the person\u2019s protected characteristic.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Unfair Dismissal<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All employers need to be careful not to dismiss staff unfairly. You can only dismiss your staff where you have a fair reason to do so and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/employment\/dismissing-an-employee\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">follow a set procedure<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you fail to do this, dismissed employees can start an unfair dismissal claim against you and your business. The general rule is that employees need to have had two years of continuous service with your business to claim unfair dismissal. However, this is not the case if the claim is for discrimination or whistleblowing. As such, dismissing your staff should be a last resort, and you must do so fairly.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Employers Liability Insurance<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Regardless of the size of your business, as soon as you employ people, you must have <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/employment\/employers-liability-insurance\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">liability insurance<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. This is a legal requirement. Not having liability insurance can cause you to pay a fine of \u00a32,500 daily.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Employers&#8217; liability insurance must come from an authorised insurer and provide you with cover for \u00a35 million. It is in place to enable you to pay compensation should one of your employees become ill or suffer an injury due to working for you.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Data Protection Law<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Regardless of the size of your business, you will need to comply with data protection law. Therefore, as a small business employer, you must process data lawfully, fairly, and transparently. Likewise, in terms of your employee\u2019s data, you must let them know how you process it.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Employment law is relevant to all employers regardless of their business size. However, as you run a small business, knowing key employment law issues to focus on is helpful. For example, it is critical to understand unfair dismissal and your requirement to have employers\u2019 liability insurance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you need help understanding employment law issues for small businesses in England and Wales, our<\/span>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/employment-lawyers-lp\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">experienced employment lawyers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> can assist as part of our LegalVision membership. For a low monthly fee, you will have unlimited access to lawyers to answer your questions and draft and review your documents for a low monthly fee. So call us today on <a href=\"tel:+448081968584\" class=\"AVANSERnumber dynamic-number\">0808 196 8584<\/a> or visit our<\/span>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/membership\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">membership page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1657074130337\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>Do small businesses have to comply with employment law?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">All employers have to abide by employment law. 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