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Leave and absence
The unpredictability of staff absence can make it a challenging HR task—and a costly one. The average UK worker is absent almost seven days annually, costing employers an average of £554 in sick pay. Yet although 87% of organisations collect ...
Sick Leave
It’s a fact of life that sometimes people get sick. Even with taking every precaution, there’s a risk of illness. When that happens, and an employee needs time off, your business needs to be prepared. Any loss of resource can mean reduced ...
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Agency worker rights
With different types of employment status in the UK, it’s important, as an employer, to understand the differences between them and what the law says ...
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Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023
As an employer, whether any of your staff are currently working flexibly or not, it’s important to get to grips with what the law currently requires ...
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Benefits of payroll services
Successfully managing payroll can be a complex and arduous process fraught with liabilities. First of all, you need the resources in-house to take on ...
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Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
If your workplace uses hazardous substances, you need to know how to handle them safely. That’s where Safety Data Sheets come in. These documents ...
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Controlling hazardous substances at work
When it comes to workplace safety, especially under COSHH. As an employer, it’s your responsibility to take control measures to reduce the risks of ...
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What is a payroll number?
Having unique payroll numbers for employees is best practice. Helping to prevent any issues with HMRC and errors with employee records. For most they ...
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The Working Time Regulations 1998 for employers
Introduced in 1998 The Working Time Regulations 1998 in line with the European Working Time Directive, continue to remain effective in the modern ...
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Prevention of less favourable treatment
As any business owner knows, your employees are one of the most valuable assets your business has. Without them, operations would likely grind to a ...
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Streamline HR compliance with HR software
Employment law and HR compliance can be difficult to get your head around. And when you simply don’t have the time with all the other aspects of ...
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What employers need to know about career development
Career development is the ongoing process of helping employees build their skills, gain experience, and advance in their careers. It’s not just about ...
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What is managed payroll?
When it comes to running a business, payroll is one of those things you have to do. And with that comes all the complexities that makeup what payroll ...
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Questions to ask in a 1:1 meeting with an employee
One-to-one meetings are an important element of your performance management process. However, they are equally a great tool for touching base with ...
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