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…
Returning back to the workplace
With restrictions slowly easing, there are plenty of employers who will be looking to get their employees back to the workplace as soon as they can. But many of us…
How can HR help with Mental Health Awareness?
HR professionals are faced with a lot of tough situations during the course of their careers. One such challenge could be learning that an employee is struggling with mental health…
IR35 – Are you ready?
Despite the pandemic adding a year’s extension to the original IR35 deadline, recent surveys have shown nearly half of mid-size employers are not prepared for it. Under IR35 if a…
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…
EU Settlement – The point system
Employees who were living in the UK before the end of 2020 must apply for the EU settlement scheme by the end of June 2021. Those individuals who have resided…
EU Nationals: Applying for settled status
All EU Nationals who reside in the UK on or before 31st December 2020 must apply for settled or pre-settled status. From 1st January 2020, employers who want to employ…
Ward Williams HR Newsletter – COVID-19 Update: November 2020
Our November newsletter has arrived! It can be viewed here: https://bit.ly/WWHR_Newsletter_Nov20 This month we cover the below topics: Changes to claim period for the Coronavirus Job Retention SchemeSupporting staff Mental Health…
Supporting staff Mental Health during COVID
The events of the past few months have affected everyone. Whether employees have been working from home, furloughed or key workers supporting others and keeping the country going, everyone has…