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With sweeping changes to employment law on the horizon, September 2025 is shaping up to be a pivotal moment for UK employers. A raft of new measures to UK Employment …

Supporting Employee Wellbeing As a business owner or HR leader, it’s easy to get caught up in policies, processes, and performance targets. Unfortunately, employee wellbeing can sometimes be a lower …

Cut costs, not corners, with Outsourced HR   When it comes to managing people, doing it right is vital – but let’s be honest, the cost of in-house HR can …

A Guide for Forward-Thinking Employers In today’s fast-evolving world of work, flexibility isn’t just a nice-to-have — it’s a must. With hybrid and remote models now firmly established across the …

Changes to Employment Law with Updates to the National Living Wage and Statutory Sick Pay (SSP).     Changes to Employment Law As you may or may not be aware, …

Changes to Employment Law with an Updated Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023   Changes to Employment Law As you may or may not be aware, changes in legislations …

With the impending employment law updates in April 2025, it’s more important than ever to streamline operations and optimise your company’s resources. Hiring and managing an in-house HR team may …

    According to a report by jobs platform Totaljobs, the number of sick days that UK employees take has increased by 41% over the last 3 years. This increase, …

  Did you know that 29% of UK employees have experienced sexual harassment at work? With the Worker Protection Act coming into effect on October 26th, it’s crucial for businesses …

    We’re urging businesses to gear up for a tidal wave of legislative changes set to transform workplace policies and compensation, while also empowering workers with newfound rights.   …

Is it illegal to not have a HR department? No, it’s not a legal requirement. As the business owner, you can choose whether you do or do not hire a …

  In a dynamic and ever-evolving job market, organisations are re-evaluating traditional hiring practices to unlock untapped talent potential. The recent surge in experience or skills based recruitment, where degrees …

HR policies are the foundation upon which businesses build their employee management strategies. They serve as a guide to help employers handle various employee-related issues, such as hiring, compensation, benefits, …

As we start to look beyond the pandemic and ahead into this year, the government have outlined the employment law changes due to take effect from April 2022.   We’ve …

Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, to increase minimum hourly rates of pay, due to come into effect from 1st April 2022 Workers in the UK, over 23 years, are legally entitled to the …

Home Office Updated Guidance on Right to Work Checks During the highest point of the Coronavirus Pandemic, the Home Office announced on 30th March 2020 that they would accept adjusted …

  When it comes to returning to the workplace, all you need to think about is how to get things back to the way they were, right? We were inspired …

    Over the past few years, the transport app giant Uber have been in and out of Employment Tribunals over the continuously debated rights of their workers.  Recently, after losing …

With businesses across the country flocking to apps like WhatsApp or Slack to continue social work chatter, it’s a very important reality to face that employers can be liable for …

Businesses all across the UK have felt the devastating impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic. Glassdoor research suggests that up to 50% of workers in the UK are concerned for their …

Soon after the second national lockdown was announced, Chancellor Rishi Sunak stated that there will be ‘significant extra support to protect jobs and livelihoods in every region and nation of …

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has unveiled a new scheme to replace the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) following the prime minister’s most recent announcement, tightening Covid restrictions.   Most UK businesses will be curious about …

    The Government have introduced new measures to support those in self-isolation – specifically those on low income. New legislation will come into force on 28 September 2020, introducing a …

The Coronavirus update of 7 September 2020 has introduced new guidelines on how we can meet and socialise whilst still protecting ourselves from infection. The rule of 6 is the …