Why your new business needs HR
The obvious reason is to start as you mean to go on…. As a start-up, HR is often over looked. The pandemic has changed the way we work, and has…
Winter weather and work: five common employer queries
With winter weather on its way, we answer five common questions from employers on the workplace impact of severe weather conditions. 1.Do I have to pay employees who cannot get…
The misconceptions of Human Resources
In our latest blog, we discuss the common misconceptions of HR. For many employee’s, HR are often feared, viewed as unfriendly and met with negativity. It is true to say…
Employee entitlement to the Bank Holiday
In 2022, the May Spring Bank Holiday will be moved to Thursday 2nd June and an additional Bank Holiday on Friday 3rd June will create a four-day weekend to help…
National Minimum Wage for Sleep in shifts
There has been a further ruling in the supreme court which has concluded the long argument surrounding the MENCAP dispute over pay for care workers who ‘sleep over’ as part…
National Minimum Wage Update
The age from which employees are entitled to the national living wage has been reduced from 25 to 23 from 1 April 2021. The new increases are: • National Living…
Government simplifies Kickstart scheme criteria
The Government is to simplify the requirements for the Kickstart scheme, which is designed to create jobs for 16- to 24-year-olds, by reducing the limit for the number of vacancies…
Akas Early Conciliation
The new rules on Acas Early Conciliation come into force today.It means that there is now a standard six week Acas early conciliation process (rather than a one month process, with…
6 Alternative Christmas party ideas
Work and office Christmas Parties are being cancelled across the UK as venues and businesses try to guess what will or will not be allowed at the end of 2020.…
