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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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How to manage employee healthcare
It makes sense when you think about it: healthy employees are absent less often, they’re likely to perform better, and an effective healthcare ...
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How to set an employee's salary
All being well, you’ll be paying these salaries for years to come — so you need to make sure they’re competitive, affordable, and fair. This page ...
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Why use an online rota?
In the digital era, many new pieces of technology have allowed businesses to streamline their day-to-day business ...
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Which of your employees qualify for parental leave?
Parental leave has become slightly more complicated recently, following new UK rules for ‘shared parental leave’ that were introduced in April ...
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How does a sick note work?
The sick note for work—it’s famous in the world of employment. But not many of us really understand how they work. So, yes, employees and workers ...
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What is statutory sick pay (SSP)?
Your employees will be off sick from time to time. It’s an unfortunate thing, but a part of modern working life. While it can damage your business’ ...
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The benefits of HRMS
Managing your daily, monthly, and annual HR activities is time-consuming. In the past, maintaining everything alongside your business processes was ...
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What is a good onboarding process?
Hiring new employees isn’t only about getting them to sign their contract of employment. You need to bring them into your business, explain ...
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Why employee monitoring software is important
If you want to keep track of your workforce on a daily basis, you can use technology to keep track of their ...
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What is a psychological contract?
A psychological contract is probably the most abstract thing you'll read about all day. It covers the expectations, beliefs, commitments, and ...
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What can your business do when recruiting a disabled employee?
There are many different kinds, and all sorts of people have them. So it’s very likely that at some point, the best candidate for your vacancy is ...
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Flexible furlough scheme
The coronavirus lockdown situation is changing rapidly. And with it, the UK government is making adjustments to the Job Retention Scheme. And that ...
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