by kate | Aug 4, 2022 | Employment Law, Managing People, Policy, Process, Uncategorized, Wellbeing
What is it? When someone at work dies or experiences serious harm under the suspicion of Abuse or Neglect, the process of Safeguarding Adult Reviews (SARs) is implemented. SARs is a process that decides if serious harm inflicted on a vulnerable adult or multiple...
by kate | Jul 28, 2022 | Benefits, Business Strategy, Managing People, Policy, Uncategorized, Wellbeing
The cost of living is having an impact on many families and understandably requests for pay rises are on the increase. As an employer, there are other ways and means that you can support your employees especially when a salary increase isn’t necessarily...
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 | Jun 13, 2022 | Benefits, Benefits, Business Strategy, Employee Enagement, Managing People, Policy, Structure, Uncategorized, Upskill People, Wellbeing
Did you know that the health risks loneliness has equates to the same risks as smoking 15 cigarettes per day? Aside from the impact loneliness has on your mental and physical health, studies suggest that severe loneliness costs businesses £9900 per person, every year...
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 kate | Mar 17, 2022 | Business Strategy, Managing People, Policy, Process, Recruitment, Uncategorized
Inflation is the next biggest challenge for employers looking to recruit. Following The Great Resignation and the newfound power that candidates have over employers, many are now looking to remuneration as both incentive and demand which for many sectors is a setback...
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 | 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 | Sep 10, 2021 | Managing People, Policy, Process
There have been some recent employment tribunal cases with regards to employers, not allowing employees time off to go and deal with things such as going to pick up their child from nursery who was sick and not allowing an employee to amend their working hours. So, we...
by kate | Aug 1, 2019 | Managing People, Policy
Silence Can Be Golden… If You Have The Right Policies In Place Towards the end of 2017, Sainsbury’s found themselves on the wrong side of a tribunal after dismissing an employee for wearing headphones to listen to music while working. The employee worked in a...
by kate | May 9, 2019 | HR Tech, Managing People, Policy
Remote Working Can Be Hugely Beneficial For Your Business The benefits to employees of remote working are often obvious. But what about the benefits to you as the business owner? Broadly speaking, there are four main areas of your business that will benefit when you...
by kate | Nov 14, 2018 | Managing People, Policy
Kate’s Guide To Celebrating Christmas And Religious Festivals Religious belief has been a protected characteristic in the workplace for a very long time. However, many businesses are still struggling to fully understand how to recognise this when it comes to...
by kate | Nov 8, 2018 | Learning and Development, Managing People, Policy
What Are the Rules Surrounding Small Businesses Enforcing Training Agreements? Training Agreements can be hugely beneficial. As a small business, it is essential to keep employee turnover as low as possible as the cost to replace can be a lot more than you think....
by kate | Sep 13, 2018 | Managing People, Policy
Your Back To School Policy Could Be Good For Your Business The Summer holidays are over, the leaves are turning beautiful golden brown colours, children have started back to school and the peak leave period is over. Surely then, it’s now safe to say that business, as...
by kate | Feb 26, 2018 | Managing People, Policy
How To Overcome Weather Disruptions To Your Business As Small Business owners, many unplanned events can affect your business. One of them being your staff not attending work, and this week, this might be because of adverse weather disruptions. My inbox is full of...
by kate | Aug 26, 2017 | Benefits, Managing People, Payroll, Policy
Do You Have A Pets At Work Policy? We all know that Britain is known for its love of pets but what are the practicalities of having a Pets at Work Policy in your workplace? You might have seen a few pictures of my cat (and IT Manager), Jess helping me out. Days like...
by kate | Jul 5, 2017 | Managing People, Policy
Making Tough Redundancy Decisions In today’s working life as an employee, people will have an average of 10 jobs in their lifetime. Therefore, working in HR is not always pink and fluffy. Unfortunately, sometimes, you have to be confident and ruthless enough to...
by kate | Feb 7, 2016 | HR Tech, Managing People, Policy
Why A Social Media Policy Is A Must For Your Small Business Hands up who has a smartphone! Of course you do – it’s the twenty-first century! We live in a world where a whopping “77% of consumers say they are more likely to buy from a brand they...