HR Updates
Changes to Annual Leave Rules, COVID-19
As an employer it is important to encourage annual leave to be taken by your employees to ensure people are getting enough rest and keeping
National Minimum Wage 2021 Updates & Mistakes to Avoid!
On 25th November the government released the new National Minimum Wage rates (NMW) effective from 1st April 2021. The table below shows the updated rates
Furlough Update from 1st December 2020
From 1st December 2020, employers will no longer be able to place employees on CJRS during their notice period. Last week the Government provided some
Furlough Extension November – Guidelines and Template letter
The following is a summary of the updated furlough guidelines released by the government on the 10th November 2020. The full guidelines can be accessed
Brexit and Employing EU Nationals from 1st January 2021
From 1st January 2021, the right to work for people from outside the United Kingdom and Ireland is changing. To recruit internationally, most companies will
Working From Home – when temporary becomes permanent
COVID-19 has forced many employees to begin working from home – some for the first time. As the country eases out of lockdown, many businesses
Covid-19 Sick Pay Policy and Procedure
As we move into Autumn and Winter, employees may need to be absent from work due to either being contacted by the Government’s ‘Test and
Redundancy and other options – The process to follow and template letters
As the Furlough scheme moves closer to finishing at the end of October and with employers needing to contribute increasingly to the costs of the
5 Steps to promoting diversity in small business
Diversity in any sized business, should not be viewed as a requirement to fulfil, but rather as an opportunity to grow and succeed. There have been many studies to show that companies with a diverse workforce fair better then companies who do not.
Variable Hours staff and annual leave entitlement
Variable hours employees should not be treated less favourably then other full or part time employees. They have the same rights in regard to time off work and what pay they receive when they are off.
After Furlough – A Managers Guide (updated July 2020)
With the government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme due to end on 31st October 2020 organisations will now be looking at all their options and planning
Flexible Furlough letters
From the 1 st July employers can return employees to work on less than their contractual hours and still claim a proportion of the furlough
