As the nation enters a period of national mourning, arrangements are being made for our late Queen’s funeral, Monday 19th September will be a Bank Holiday. Whilst employers will want to make their own decisions about how to mark the occasion, it is important to also consider what rights employees…
Read moreEarly Review of the Living Wage
The Living Wage Foundation, which accredits employers who sign up for its voluntary pay scheme, is to bring forward the annual review by eight weeks to the end of September. This will result in pressure being placed on 10,000 employers to raise the rate of pay for those facing the…
Read moreAppeal option for Dismissals
Why employers should have an Appeal as an option in the event of a Dismissal In the event of an employment tribunal claim, the tribunal is looking for fairness and reasonableness during the process. We recommend that an Appeal is always offered as this enables the employee to challenge something…
Read moreThe Living Wage
What is “The living wage”? The living wage is the hourly rate of pay calculated independently to be the minimum that a worker needs to earn to cover the basic costs of living. An employer may choose to pay it, but has no statutory obligation to do so. This is…
Read morePregnancy Actions
There have been a number of pregnancy and maternity-related employment tribunal rulings this year – we review what actions businesses should take Guildford HR finds that many of its’ clients are not aware of their responsibilities in this area, we hope you find this short article useful, but it is…
Read moreGood Work Plan
What are the expected developments in Employment Law? Now your teams are going back to work in the office, we think the time is right to consider some of the next steps relating to the Good Work Plan and other initiatives. What does this mean for business, here are some…
Read moreEmployee Assistance Programmes
Employee assistance programmes – valued by employees and cost-effective for employers Guildford HR has just implemented an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for one of our clients and it reminded us just how valuable this service can be for employees and their families. Small employees will be surprised how cost-effective this…
Read moreChanges to right-to-work checks for EEA and Swiss nationals
Changes to right-to-work checks for EEA and Swiss nationals From 1 July 2021, European Economic Area (EEA) and Swiss nationals will no longer be able to use their passports or national identity cards as evidence of their right-to-work in the UK (Irish nationals are an exception to this). If an…
Read moreHybrid working – what does this mean for your organisation?
There has been recent research that suggests most employees want to continue to work from home at least some of the time. According to data from the Office of National Statistics, prior to COVID-19 only around 5% of the workforce worked mainly from home. This is a significant change, and…
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