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Think tank Resolution Foundation has called for employers to reconsider their overtime provisions, after research revealed workers are no longer generously rewarded for putting in the extra hours. In the past year, one in ten employees worked overtime, but only a fifth of those received ‘time and a half’ or more, the traditional remuneration for working additional hours outside of …
Software as a service is big business, and there are plenty of HR software solutions on the market that can help you to streamline your processes, and save time and money. Plenty of vendors will be happy to come into your workplace and talk you through exactly how everything works, and how it could benefit your organisation. The presentations are …
Software as a service is big business, and there are plenty of HR software solutions on the market that can help you to streamline your processes, and save time and money. Plenty of vendors will be happy to come into your workplace and talk you through exactly how everything works, and how it could benefit your organisation. The presentations are …
Public Health England and Business in the Community have published a toolkit in an effort to encourage employers to promote healthier eating and exercising to their employees. Keen to stress the business benefits, the toolkit explains that such initiatives can boost productivity, slash absence rates, and play a key role in facilitating a happy workforce. What’s becoming increasingly clear is …
The findings of a survey by independent charity Health@Work, released to coincide with Stress Awareness Month, has revealed that most employers fail to meet even the most basic of standards when it comes to supporting staff with mental health. It’s well known that mental health issues are amongst the most common reasons for employees taking time off. It costs businesses …
Now I know you’re probably all sick to death of hearing the dreaded acronym GDPR, but unless you’ve been hiding under a rock over the past few months – or, if we dare suggest it, burying your head in the sand – then you’ll be well aware that we’re very quickly galloping towards the date when we all need …
Prince Harry is set to marry Meghan Markle on Saturday 19th May, and excitement is building amongst the public already. Everyone loves an excuse for a celebration, but as an employer, you might have a few questions about burning issues such as time off, and allowing your workers to celebrate the occasion. The good news is that you’ve come to …
The Beast from the East. The Pest from the West, it’s been called all sorts of names. But over the past few weeks the UK been battered by extreme weather conditions, the likes of which many of us had never witnessed before. Whilst the general public battled to find a fresh loaf of bread, and the supermarket shelves were emptied …
Cast your minds back to the Harvey Weinstein scandal in 2017, which brought attention back to the serious issue of sexual harassment in the workplace. Since then there seems to be have been a whole plethora of similar issues coming out the wood work. We’ve come a long way in recent years in terms of creating legislation to protect individuals …
By now, we are all aware that it’s against the law to decide not to appoint a woman to a role because she’s pregnant, or has plans to start a family. So it might come as a surprise to discover the findings from a recent survey by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). The survey found that 46% of …
