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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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An employer’s guide to UK bank holidays
Bank holidays are an important part of our nation’s history. With the name referencing the original use of bank holidays, allowing the closure of ...
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How often should staff do health & safety training?
Providing health & safety training once is simply not enough. With regular changes to legislation and changes within your business, refreshers are ...
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Performance goals vs. performance objectives: what’s the difference?
If you’ve ever used “performance goals” and “performance objectives” interchangeably, don’t worry—you’re not alone. These terms often get mixed up, ...
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Identify and manage workplace hazards with health & safety training
The importance of health & safety training in the workplace cannot be overstated and as an employer it’s your legal duty to identify safety hazards ...
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Examples of employee performance objectives
As an employer or business owner, you know that setting clear performance objectives is vital for your team’s success. But figuring out what those ...
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How using a staff holiday planner can prevent burnout
Burnout can be a major cause of staff absences, as well as a range of other emotional symptoms and behavioural changes at work. While burnout is the ...
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Understanding the concept of performance objectives
Let’s talk about performance objectives. You’ve probably heard the term thrown around in performance management meetings or sprinkled into quarterly ...
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The pros and cons of keeping holiday spreadsheets
Keeping holiday spreadsheets has been one of the preferred methods of keeping track of staff annual leave for many small businesses. However, this ...
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Legal requirements for health & safety training in the UK
The Health and Safety at Work act 1974, specifies that you are required to ‘deliver information, equipment, and training to employees under your ...
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The advantages of health & safety e-learning
E-learning is one of the preferred methods of training across a range of sectors in today’s digital age. Providing a flexible, scalable and ...
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Typical employee annual leave entitlements in the UK
As an employer in the UK, you are legally required to provide your employees paid time off work. This is known as statutory holiday entitlement. ...
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Understanding the different types of flexible working arrangements
Flexible working arrangements have become a cornerstone of modern workplaces. They offer employees more control over when, where, and how they work, ...
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