by kate | May 26, 2022 | Employee Enagement, Employment Law, Managing People, Policy, Process, Uncategorized, Wellbeing
As an employer, by law, you have a duty to protect workers from stress by performing risk assessments and making necessary and reasonable adjustments based on your findings. What counts as stress? The HSE definition of stress is it’s an “adverse reaction people have... 
by kate | May 5, 2022 | Employment Law, HR Investigations, Managing People, Policy, Uncategorized, Wellbeing
Specific legislation protects new mothers, pregnant women and those who have had to endure miscarriage (for up to 2 weeks post-miscarriage). This legislation was called to attention during an Employment Tribunal. This specific case had to assess potential sex... 
by kate | Apr 27, 2022 | Employment Law, HR Investigations, Managing People, Policy, Statutory Entitlements, Uncategorized
Redundancy is difficult for all parties involved. It’s hard for employers to let someone go, make financial arrangements, and fill the skills gap they’ve left behind. On the other hand, the redundant employee now has to find a new job! So, let’s take a... 
by Dyllan Nacario | Mar 9, 2022 | Benefits, Employment Law, Statutory Entitlements
Statutory Increases From 2022 As of this coming April, The UK’s Employment Laws have changed regarding the minimum rates of pay, statutory sick pay and statutory family-related pay in order to keep up with the current rates of the UK’s Cost of Living. As... 
by kate | Feb 24, 2022 | Employment Law, Managing People, Policy, Uncategorized
As of last month, The Home Office updated the right to work guidance. The key changes are as following: As of right now to the 5th of April 2022, employers have the option to conduct a right to work check of Biometric Residence Permit (BRP), Biometric Residence Card... 
by kate | Jan 27, 2022 | E-Learning, Employment Law, Learning and Development, Managing People, Policy, Upskill People
As a small business, are you confident that the staff training you offer is sufficient for your company and the roles of your employees? There are many reasons why staff training should be a priority within your business and as an example, we wanted to bring your... 
by kate | Jan 11, 2022 | Employment Law, Managing People, Policy, Process
The 2010 Equality act prevents employers from asking health-related questions in order to avoid discrimination, exclusion, and inequality. Employers have been historically known to ask about health or disability in the early stages of recruitment. As a result,... 
by kate | Jan 6, 2022 | Employment Law, HR Tech, Managing People, Policy, Process, Structure, Uncategorized
Are you, like many businesses in the UK, having to reconsider finances in 2022? The small business community are now taking redundancy plans as a popular option for cutting back on expenses. Whether you’re the one being made redundant, or the employer having to make... 
by kate | Aug 5, 2021 | Employment Law, Managing People, Process, Recruitment
Do you ask your new hires for references? A couple of years ago I wrote a blog on DO NOT Make This Costly Mistake When Checking References but one thing I didn’t touch on was what you should do if you get a bad reference. Can you just dismiss someone? Should... 
by kate | Jun 30, 2021 | Employment Law, Managing People, Process, Recruitment
The current rules Following Brexit, there were no changes to the exiting right to work checks and the current guidance remained in place. EU, EEA and Swiss citizens resident in the UK before 11pm on 31 December 2020 are eligible to apply under the EU Settlement Scheme... by kate | Jun 30, 2021 | Employment Law, Managing People, Recruitment
The current rules Following Brexit, there were no changes to the exiting right to work checks and the current guidance remained in place. EU, EEA and Swiss citizens resident in the UK before 11pm on 31 December 2020 are eligible to apply under the EU Settlement Scheme... 
by kate | Mar 25, 2021 | Employment Law, Managing People
Do Small Businesses need to publish a Modern Slavery statement? The Government has confirmed that it is going ahead with major changes to the duty on large employers to publish an annual modern slavery statement. So what is a large employer? A large employer is... 
by kate | Mar 18, 2021 | Employment Law, Managing People
How does IR35 apply to Small Businesses? As you may remember IR35 was delayed for the private sector from being implemented due to COVID-19. However, the legislation is going into force from 1st April. Below are the 7 key steps that small business owners need to... 
by kate | Feb 4, 2021 | Employment Law, Managing People
What are the New UK Immigration Rules? Welcome to our quick blog post about new UK Immigration rules. Now, due to the United Kingdom leaving the European Union, new UK immigrations rules now apply. Free Movement for European nationals ended on 31st December 2020. This... 
by kate | Sep 7, 2020 | Employment Law, Managing People
Knowing Your Redundancy and Furlough Rights As the Government Job Retention Scheme begins to require increasing employer contributions, it is forcing employers to evaluate the continued sustainability of their business, potentially leading to tough decisions. So,... 
by kate | Mar 11, 2020 | Employment Law, Managing People
March 2020 Budget and Small Businesses Today, Southampton boy and New Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak released his 2020 Budget. Unveiled were some great support available to Businesses, many ainmed at Small Businesses in particular with the current... 
by kate | Apr 1, 2019 | Employment Law, Managing People, Payroll, Statutory Entitlements
April 2019 Employment Law Update: Are You Meeting Minimum Requirements? The April 2019 Employment Law Update means that as another year passes, another set of statutory pay increases take effect. So, if you employ staff or are an employee affected by one of the... 
by kate | May 8, 2018 | Employment Law, Managing People
Important Working Time Regulations Update In March this year, I featured a guest blog ‘5 things employers should know about working time regulations and holiday’. However, a recent case in the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has prompted me to add some... 
by kate | Mar 28, 2018 | Employment Law, Managing People
What Are Your Options If An Employee Makes A Flexible Working Request? When it comes to flexible working, once known as “flexi-time”, the modern workplace has undergone momentous changes over recent years. Technological advances mean that more and more... 
by kate | Jan 16, 2018 | Employment Law, Managing People
5 Simple Ways Small Businesses Should Prepare For GDPR Over the last week, the main topic of HR conversation has been about how small businesses need to prepare for GDPR. Some discussions have been very proactive, but there are many that believe they do not need to... 
by kate | Oct 5, 2017 | Employment Law, Managing People
Contractor Or Worker? Ask These Three Questions To Find Out! In the last couple of weeks, I have performed quite a few HR Health Checks where I have had to determine whether a team member is a contractor or worker. As part of the health check, I must ascertain if the... 
by kate | Aug 4, 2016 | Employment Law, Managing People
5 Steps To Check Your Job Applicant’s Right To Work In The UK As a small business, deciding to employ someone is a huge step and huge responsibility, and as we all know from Spiderman’s Uncle Ben: “With great power, comes great responsibility!”... 