19 12, 2021

Temporary change to self certification rules

By |2021-12-19T13:42:55+00:00December 19th, 2021|Absence, Sickness|Comments Off on Temporary change to self certification rules

It was announced on Friday (17h December) that the Government is making a temporary change to the rules around self-certification periods and sickness. Presently employees can self-certificate for 7 days [...]

19 05, 2021

Talent squeeze on the horizon as recruitment picks up

By |2022-02-16T09:22:43+00:00May 19th, 2021|Reward, recruitment, Redundancy|Comments Off on Talent squeeze on the horizon as recruitment picks up

The spring labour market outlook from the CIPD has promising news on the economy as the firms continue to regain ground lost during the pandemic, with all the main employment [...]

2 11, 2020

Extended Furlough and Lockdown rules – November 2020

By |2020-11-02T12:31:39+00:00November 2nd, 2020|HR Advice, Law|Comments Off on Extended Furlough and Lockdown rules – November 2020

Following the Government announcement on 31st October regarding the proposed period of lockdown starting on Thursday 5th November through to December 2nd we have pulled together some notes on three main [...]

9 12, 2019

Key points from the proposed Good Work Plan – April 2020

By |2020-01-12T08:40:55+00:00December 9th, 2019|ACAS, Contracts, employment law, HR Advice|Comments Off on Key points from the proposed Good Work Plan – April 2020

The Good Work Plan is one of those pieces of legislation that has been lost in the noise of elections and the ongoing Brexit debate, but it does have a [...]

21 01, 2018

Poor management driving higher levels of leavers

By |2018-01-21T15:04:08+00:00January 21st, 2018|Engagement, leadership, none, People Management, Recognition|Comments Off on Poor management driving higher levels of leavers

According to a recent Investors in People study, 47% of workers in teh UK will be looking for a new role in 2018, with 49% of the 1000 surveyed citing poor management [...]

7 07, 2016

Can an employer refuse a holiday request

By |2018-01-08T18:58:33+00:00July 7th, 2016|Holidays, HR, HR Advice, none|Comments Off on Can an employer refuse a holiday request

An employees right to paid leave from work is wrapped up in the Working Time Regulations 1998, which grants all employees the equivalent of 5.6 weeks holiday per annum, for [...]

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