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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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Methods of business communication
Communication is key—when done right. It improves morale, efficiency and working relationships. Communication covers everything from instructing work ...
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Should you offer occupational maternity pay to your staff?
Statutory Maternity Pay is what you need to pay your staff while they're on maternity leave. But should you pay more than the legal minimum? You ...
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Breach of Employment Contract
You must agree on the terms of employment when hiring new staff. But what do you do when those terms aren’t met, and the contract is ...
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How to write a redundancy letter to employees
As an employer, you’ll have to make tough decisions from time to time. One of the hardest of those decisions is making redundancies. There’s a lot ...
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Business Vehicle Tracking Laws
As an employer, you should know where your staff are and when they’re working. Whether it’s people working from home, in the workplace, or elsewhere, ...
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The employee selection process
When youre looking to fill an open vacancy within your business and applicants vying for every vacancy to make the best decisions for your company, ...
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Job interviews
People often find interviews to be a nerve-wracking experience, turning the bravest of us into quivering wrecks. So how do we ensure the interview ...
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The importance of cultural fit when recruiting
A business is only as good as it’s workers. And hiring the right people can be expensive. That’s why it’s so important to get your recruitment ...
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Phased return to work
After a lengthy period of absences, you and your staff want to get back to normality as soon as possible but that can be difficult for your ...
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What adjustments can you make for a disabled employee?
But that really doesn’t mean employing a disabled person is financially prohibitive. You should always offer as much support as you can to disabled ...
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Probation period notice
A probation is a trial period for a new employee. Most probations last between one and six months—you should make the length clear in the employee’s ...
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Probation period extension law
One of your employees has finished their probation period. After your review of their performance so far, you feel that you can’t pass their ...
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