by kate | Jun 30, 2022 | Benefits, Benefits, COVID-19, Employee Enagement, Managing People, Policy, Structure, Uncategorized, Wellbeing
Could the pandemic effect be the reason more and more Gen Z workers are feeling the effects of burnout? A 2021 survey from jobs website Indeed showed millennials and Gen Z workers were reporting the highest rates of burnout, at 59% and 58% respectively. Reporting... 
by kate | Jun 22, 2022 | Benefits, Business Strategy, COVID-19, Managing People, Policy, Recruitment, Structure, Uncategorized, Wellbeing
Ever since flexibility became the new norm in a post-pandemic era, work-life balance has been in the control of the employee. As a result, demand for jobs that offer remote work has dramatically increased. According to data found by LinkedIn UK, paid job... 
by kate | Feb 3, 2022 | Benefits, COVID-19, Managing People, Uncategorized, Wellbeing
Aside from the new wave of mental health awareness after the pandemic, there are still big wellbeing killers in the UK workplace today. From rising medical concerns such as high blood pressure, diabetes, and cancer, to conditions of working all be it either in the... 
by kate | Dec 21, 2021 | COVID-19
Latest updates Coronavirus Support for Businesses Rishi Sunak today announced today there will be three new measures to help businesses during this troubling time for many businesses with this new wave of COVID-19. Cash Grants for Hospitality Eligible... 
by kate | Dec 14, 2021 | COVID-19, Policy
The Prime Minster has currently pledged to get all adults over the age of 18 a booster vaccination by the end of January which he changed last week. To aid in the changes to the COVID-19 booster roll out being bought forward to the end of December – the... 
by kate | Jun 29, 2021 | COVID-19, Managing People, Payroll
What is the current scheme? So at the moment until the 30th June 2021 the scheme is the following: Employers can continue to claim 80% of worker’s pay. Employers need to pay the NI, Tax and pension contributions of the employees. Employers can use flexible... 
by kate | Apr 27, 2021 | COVID-19, Managing People, Structure
So this morning I was on BBC Radio Solent talking about if the workplace is going to change because of the pandemic and what SME’s need to think about before going back to the workplace – if they go back to the workplace. 1. What happens if there is an... 
by kate | Apr 8, 2021 | COVID-19, Managing People, Wellbeing
If you could show all the employees on your team how much you appreciated them, what would be the first thing you’d do? Remote working is now well and truly embedded in to our working day and many believe that working remotely could be here to stay either as a whole... 
by kate | Mar 3, 2021 | COVID-19, Managing People
5 Top Tips for Managing Employee Holidays in 2021 Managing holidays for your team is difficult at the best of times but with COVID and Furlough, managing employee holidays in 2021 is even harder! So I thought it’s high time to give you some tips on Managing... 
by kate | Dec 10, 2020 | COVID-19, Managing People, Structure, Wellbeing
Excessive Workloads During the Covid-19 Pandemic Would you have imagined this is what your 2020 would have looked like at the start of the year? Blink and you might have missed it… March to December seems to have gone by quicker than you can say “How many... 
by kate | Oct 31, 2020 | COVID-19, Managing People
“Remember, remember the fifth of November for gunpowder, treason and plot!” They say the last man to enter Parliament with honourable intentions was Guy Fawkes, but the Chancellor of the Exchequer has pulled some helpful Coronavirus Government Support out... 
by kate | Oct 26, 2020 | COVID-19, Managing People
Job Support Scheme Expanded (For Businesses Required to Close) As of the 26th October 2020, The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak has announced on Friday 9th October 2020 that the Government’s Job Support Scheme will be expanded to firms required to close due... 