Five steps to becoming a fertility friendly workplace
As many as one in seven couples, may have difficulty conceiving. The number could have a huge impact on your people as the reality of the challenge couples and individuals…
Changes to National Minimum Wage rates 2024/2025
The Department for Work and Pensions has published its annual rate increases for 2024/2025. These changes will take effect in April 2024. The rate for statutory maternity, paternity, adoption, shared…
Returning to the Office – A flexible landscape in 2024
Since the easing of restrictions and the end of the pandemic, we are seeing a great change in the workplace landscape and working environment. For many employers, a new hybrid…
What are your HR resolutions for 2024?
As we close the chapter on 2023, we consider our goals and resolutions for the year ahead. What HR resolutions could your business set to help you on the right…
Changes made to flexible working requests
The government has published its response to last year's consultation on updating flexible working laws. They intend to take forward the following measures, which will require new legislation: the right…
World Suicide Prevention Day
Saturday 10th September is World Suicide Prevention Day. It is an opportunity to raise awareness of suicide and to promote action through proven means that will reduce the number of…
Managing multi-generational workforces
Today’s workforce is increasingly becoming more age-diverse, with more workers staying in employment into their later years and delaying retirement to secure a better financial future for themselves and their…
Gender pay gap reporting
The gender pay gap is the difference in average pay between the men and women in your workforce. It is different to equal pay, which means you must pay men…
Increase in statutory family-related pay and sick pay
The government has published the proposed statutory rates for maternity pay, paternity pay, shared parental pay, adoption pay, parental bereavement pay and sick pay from April 2022. The rate for…