Read on to learn more about the four-day work week, the pros and cons to your workplace and consider whether this is something you would consider implementing.
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Monday 18th May 2020 marks the start of Mental Health Awareness Week, the UK’s national week to raise awareness of mental health, mental health problems and inspire action to promote the message of good mental health for all.
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People need a certain amount of pressure to challenge and motivate them to meet targets and perform in their roles. But excessive levels of pressure or facing continued challenges over an extended period can lead to stress, which in turn leads to higher rates of absence, reduced engagement, and a reduction in productivity.
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With plenty of employment law developments coming into effect in April 2022, business owners and HR professionals need to ensure that their organisations understand the changes and any implications. We’ve put together the following roundup to help you keep your policies up-to-date.
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Accessibility involves removing any barriers that exist, to provide equal access and the workplace is no exception. All employees should have equal access to the tools, tasks, and space required to perform their roles. As an employer, you have the power to make positive adjustments to your workplace.
We’ve put together some considerations to help you make your workplace more accessible.
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The last two years have been filled with disruption and uncertainty but we’re hoping to reduce the number of reactive measures that we’ve helped businesses to implement over the course of the pandemic. Here’s some insider intel on what we can all expect to see and watch out for, as we continue into 2022.
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Performance Development Reviews can play an important role in an organisation’s people strategy and support their approach to hiring, motivating, and promoting employees. They can also be used when discussing pay reviews or to identify when performance management may be needed.
When PDRs are done well, they can support individual career development and help to develop an organisation.
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As an HR team, we’ve experienced a multitude of working environments and understand the importance that work-life balance can have on your people.
If you can positively impact the work-to-home-life ratio, your people will feel less stressed and more motivated which will ultimately increase their productivity and reduce the risk of workplace conflicts.
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Announcements this week, highlighting that the Government will no longer ask employees to work from home after 19th July, has left employers unsure of the best course of action.
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As a business owner, hiring your first employee is a huge milestone! It is the first step in expanding your business.
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Your employer branding is what you tell the world about your culture, values and daily working experience.
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There are multiple human rights implications arising from the response to COVID-19 and we are on hand to help you navigate what you can and can’t do as an employer.
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Prevent any uncertainty with the UK Settlement Scheme. Here’s our 2 minute guide to the UK Settlement Scheme.
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The Job Retention Bonus is a one-off payment of £1,000 payable to employers for every employee they bring back to work from furlough who is still in meaningful employment through to 31st January 2021 without a break in service.
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Until recently, holiday pay for staff who work variable hours has always been calculated using an average from the last 12 weeks that they worked. However, the guidance has now changed and since April 6th 2020, holiday pay must be calculated using an average over 52 weeks. We’ve put together the following guide, which outlines everything you need to know about calculating holiday pay.
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Terminating employment can feel like a long, drawn out process and handling things incorrectly can lead to very costly tribunal claims. Settlement agreements can sometimes offer the solution. Managed well, they can support a clean break between employee and employer, allowing the employee to leave with dignity and respect and saving management time, relieving the headache and allowing you to focus.
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The Government has extended the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme until 31st October. Unfortunately it is inevitable, however, that some businesses will still be forced to reduce their workforce and make redundancies. We are here to support you should you need to make redundancies in your business. We’ve prepared our top twenty tips for handling redundancies:
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On Friday, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced plans on how the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will operate from 1st August. We had been told previously that the employees could return to work part time and that employers would have to contribute towards salaries so employers were waiting to find out what those changes meant for them.
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