Managing Employee Performance – The What and the Why As your business grows, you will find yourself needing some help managing your team. This is an exciting time, but it also means you need to make some tough decisions. For example, do you hire an internal HR manager for your…
Read moreIntroducing the Benefits of a Complete Solution for your Employment Policy Requirements
A well-defined set of employment policies is essential for UK employers. Clear and concise policies provide guidelines and expectations for both employers and employees, ensuring fairness, compliance, and effective communication. This article explores the significant advantages that arise from having a clear and concise set of employment policies in the…
Read moreMental Health – Reasonable Adjustments
ACAS has issued new guidance regarding Mental Health “Reasonable Adjustments” One in four people in the UK will experience a mental health condition this year according to Mind. In terms of employment law, ‘Disability’ is classed as a mental or physical impairment that has a substantial and long-term adverse effect…
Read moreEthnicity Pay Reporting – New Guidance for Employers
How does your organisation manage ethnicity pay differences? Is this something that your organisation thinks about? Do you feel that the salaries you offer to staff are fair to all ethnic groups? On 17th April 2023 the Government published guidance for employers on how to measure, report on and address…
Read moreNew function on Breathe – Onboarding Tasks
What’s new in Breathe? Update on a new function– Onboarding Tasks We are pleased to announce that Breathe have been working on a new tool to help you streamline processes for new starters. This simple new feature gives you the ability to create custom onboarding tasks and assign them to…
Read moreKing Charles III Coronation Bank Holiday – Employee Rights
To mark the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III on Saturday 6 May 2023, there will be an additional one-off Public Holiday on Monday 8 May 2023. It is therefore important to consider what rights your employees have in relation to this additional holiday. Do employees automatically have the…
Read moreUnfair Dismissal
Heat of the Moment Decisions – Potential Unfair Dismissal As employer’s we have all experienced employees who have threatened to leave or have decided after an incident or during a meeting, that they have “had enough” and said I am leaving, or just leave for the day. As an employer…
Read moreChanges to Flexible Working Legislation
Businesses should begin to think about the impact of how new legislation will affect ways of working. Currently new employees must wait 26 weeks, after their start date, before they are able to make a flexible working request and they can only make 1 request a year. Forthcoming legislation will…
Read moreNew Statutory Pay Rates – April 2023
There are new statutory rates in relation to Family Leave, Sickness Absence and Redundancy as of April 2023. Statutory Maternity/Paternity/Adoption/Parental and Bereavement Leave Pay from 2nd April 2023 – New Rate £172.48 per week Statutory Sick Pay from 6th April 2023 – New Rate £109.40 per week Redundancy The new…
Read moreNational Minimum Wage – 1 April 2023
The rate of the national minimum wage for workers aged 23 or over (the national living wage) increases from £9.50 to £10.42 per hour. The rate for workers aged at least 21 but under 23 rises from £9.18 to £10.18 per hour. The rate for workers aged at least 18 but…
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