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Having trouble recruiting? 5 tips to help employers in a candidate’s market
Trouble recruiting? - It’s a candidate’s market! Employment levels are at an all time high and there are more open [...]
Mental Health Awareness 52 Weeks a Year
The annual spotlight on Mental Health via Mental Health Week has just finished, but rather than fade into the background [...]
Relaxation of COVID regulations – what employers need to know
For almost 2 years, we have become accustomed to living and working with Coronavirus related restrictions, but 24th February 2022 [...]
New COVID testing rules apply from 11th January 2022
From Tuesday 11th January, people without symptoms who test positive for Covid with a lateral flow test will no longer [...]
HR Bulletin: Self-Certification for SSP extended to 28 days
Self-Certification for SSP extended to 28 days Changes to legislation relating to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) have been rushed through [...]
HR Bulletin – Omicron COVID-19 variant additional restrictions and requirements
The enhanced COVID-19 restrictions that came into effect on Tuesday 30th November in response to the Omicron variant affects everyone [...]
Care Home Suppliers MUST be Vaccinated ….
Care Home Suppliers MUST be Vaccinated .... Earlier this year, the Government announced that all Care Home Workers must be [...]
UK right to work checks – 5 common mistakes and how to avoid them
5 common mistakes employers make when checking the right to work in the UK ….and how to avoid them The [...]
COVID-19 Self-isolation rules change today 16th August
Self-isolation rules change today - 16th August Following the recent "pingdemic", employers will welcome the changes to self-isolation rules. From [...]
How to avoid National Minimum Wage pitfalls and penalties
HMRC recently "named and shamed" 200 companies for failing to pay the National Minimum Wage (NMW). The list included some [...]
You’re Fired – Handling cases of gross misconduct
An employee throws a punch at a colleague. It’s clearly gross misconduct, so you fire the employee. Right or Wrong? [...]
Furlough extension to 30th September includes changes to the scheme
The ground-breaking furlough scheme (CJRS) was introduced by The Chancellor on 20th March 2020 to form a major part of [...]
The Road to Unlockdown
In February, the Prime Minister and leaders of the devolved Governments outlined a series of steps that would lead to [...]
Employment Law Update – Brexit and Employing EU Nationals
Now that the Brexit transition period has ended, the UK's relatively new points-based immigration system will apply to EU and [...]
National minimum wage rates from April 2021
Prior to COVID, the Government had indicated there wouldn't be the normal increments to the National Minimum Wage (NMR) in [...]
COVID-19 – Deadlines for claiming CJRS / furlough payments reduced (27 Nov 2020)
The reduction in time allowed to claim the CJRS rebate was announced at the same time as the extension. [...]
COVID19 – New travel restrictions and quarantine
COVID-19: New Travel Restrictions and Enforced Quarantine Yesterday (26th July), the government imposed new quarantine regulations for all UK [...]
COVID-19: Symptoms; Shielding; SSP and Masks
These topics are high on the list of frequently asked questions and discussion points in recent weeks and with [...]
COVID-19 Unlockdown and returning to work
The Prime Minister has been on TV three times in a couple of days, setting out the Government’s guidance [...]
COVID-19 Returning to Work and Workplace Safety
While lock down continues and the furlough / JRS scheme has at least another two months to run, there [...]