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Stress Awareness Day - The Importance of Supporting Employees
November 2nd is National Stress Awareness Day. Here are some ways you can help support your staff.
Improve your office day - what can you do for your employees?
4 October is ‘improve your office’ day. A day dedicated to the small changes that individuals can make to their office space to improve it.
The importance of investigations in disciplinary and grievance procedures
As an employer you have a responsibility to your employees to ensure that you follow a fair and robust process, especially when it comes to disciplinary and grievances
Unique opportunity to gain insight into career in accountancy
Young people considering a career in accountancy are being offered a unique opportunity to gain an insight into life at one of the regions top firms, when Lovewell Blake opens its doors for three trainee insight evenings next month.
Staff absence: How to deal with the ‘new normal’
The removal of Covid rules means that employers are now having to make their own decisions when it comes to staff absence, says Vicky Webber of Lovewell Blake. A robust policy and consistency of approach are key.
Last chance for school leavers and graduates to apply for renowned accountancy training programme
School leavers and graduates seeking a career in accountancy have until 2 May 2022 to apply to be part of the 2022 intake into the renowned training programme of one of the region’s leading firms.
The risk of refusing flexible working requests
Flexible working requests have hit a new time high following the success stories of working from home in the height of the pandemic.
As Covid continues, a flexible approach to working is vital to retain key staff
As we approach the first anniversary of ‘getting Brexit done’, it is vital that employers understand their responsibilities under Right To Work legislation.
Three-day wait for Statutory Sick Pay to return next year
The standard three-day waiting time for Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) will be reinstated for coronavirus (COVID-19)-related claims from 25 March 2022, unless the government intervenes.
The Good Work Plan and other future employment law developments
April 2020 saw a number of measures from the Good Work Plan come into effect.
Uber case should be ‘wake-up call’ for businesses using independent contractors, says leading HR expert
Businesses which use independent contractors as part of their workforce need to conduct an urgent review of whether those contractors should be regarded as employed workers, following a landmark Supreme Court judgement last week, according to a leading East Anglian HR expert.
Back to School - but what does it mean for employers?
Back to school may feel like back to normal for some but for many it will bring new concerns, a new way of working and a new way of having to balance childcare and work through the coronavirus pandemic that we are still very much in the middle of.
Five key things to know about the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
The 10 June is the last date that you can furlough an employee who has not yet been furloughed.
Employers must play their role in helping furloughed workers back to work
As the prime minister encourages Britain to go back to work, employers will need to take steps to help furloughed workers return.
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and Furlough Workers - FAQs
Your questions answered about the Job Retention Scheme and Furlough Workers
Overtime and holiday pay
Employers run the risk of receiving a claim for unlawful deduction of wages if they are not taking in to account overtime payments when calculating a worker’s holiday pay
What should you consider when it comes to transgender members of the workforce?
We are living in an ever-diverse world and increasingly seeing this diversity filter in to the workplace