{"id":177438,"date":"2022-10-19T12:08:49","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T11:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/?p=177438"},"modified":"2022-10-26T05:50:23","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T04:50:23","slug":"bad-employer-five-indicators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/employment\/bad-employer-five-indicators\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Indicators of a Bad Employer in England"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While most employers strive to uphold their legal obligations to their employees, some do not. Poor conduct as an employer can result in an inefficient business with low staff morale. Where your conduct is unlawful, your business may face an employment tribunal. If the tribunal rules against you, you may civil and criminal liability. This article will explore five indicators of a bad employer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Overworking Your Staff\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Whilst your staff are in your business to work, you should be wary that you do not overwork them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Your staff should:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">not be working for more than 48 hours per week unless they have opted out of that limit; and<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">get a legal rest break during their shift and throughout the week.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For example, you must give your staff a 30-minute break during a six-hour or more shift, so insisting your staff finish a task during their lunch break may be unlawful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Also, overworking your staff can negatively affect their well-being. It is not good for their physical or mental health and is likely to impact their productivity in the long run. Remember that as an employer, you have a legal duty towards the health, safety and well-being of your staff.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Poor Communication<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Communication is crucial to maintaining a healthy employee-employer relationship. If you avoid communicating with your staff, they will be unable to meet your expectations through no fault of their own. Good communication starts before employment begins during the recruitment process and should last for the length of each employee\u2019s service.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Examples of good communication include hosting regular staff meetings and one-to-ones. You should always appear approachable so that staff feel comfortable coming to you with concerns and suggestions for improvement. 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If employees are underpaid, they will leave your business to work for a competitor.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In addition to ensuring that you pay your staff an adequate salary, there are rules in employment law regarding your staff\u2019s pay. For example, you need to ensure that you:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">pay the National Minimum Wage (NMW) where applicable;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">give your staff a payslip each time you pay them; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">are using PAYEE when paying salaries.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">High Employee Turnover<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you have a high staff turnover or you often dismiss staff, it could be a sign that you are a bad employer. High employee turnover is not good for any employer or your business.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You invest in your staff by teaching them the job role and giving them training opportunities which are wasted with a high employee turnover. Furthermore, the recruitment process is costly for your business&#8217;s resources, and high employee turnover can lead to poor staff morale.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As an employer, you must:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">not carry out unfair dismissal;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">not cause your staff to claim constructive dismissal; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">follow a full, fair and reasonable disciplinary procedure.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Breaking Employment Laws<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It goes without saying that an employer in breach of employment laws necessarily means they are not upholding their bare legal obligations. For example, as an employer, you must:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">uphold specific health and safety duties;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">prevent unlawful discrimination\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ensure you respect your staff\u2019s holiday entitlement; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">undertake fair and reasonable disciplinary proceedings against your staff.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You must also keep up to date with changes in employment law. It is no excuse to say you did not follow the law because you did not stay informed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bad employers frequently display similar trends. For example, a workplace with high rates of employee turnover suggests poor employer conduct. At the very least, these indicators suggest that a business is not thriving as it should. At worst, it suggests that the employer may not be upholding its obligation under the law. This can in turn mean it may face an employment tribunal claim.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you need help navigating your obligations under employment law, our\u00a0<\/span><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. 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