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Am I responsible for staff when they are working from home?
If you have people working from home then you do absolutely need to know what you are and are not responsible...
Employer updates for 2022 – what’s new in HR?
Welcome to 2022, may it be a distinct improvement on 2020 and 2021 but just in case I am going to sit quietly here and...
Covid Plan B
With Covid numbers rising again and an uncertain winter ahead we are hearing more about Plan B so perhaps now is a...
Minimum wage increases April 2022
From 1st April 2022, the National Living Wage will see a significant jump of 59p, representing an increase of...
How to engage hybrid workers?
It’s all new isn’t it? Just as we figure out or at least try to figure out employee engagement, it all changes. Now we...
Where have all the good men (and women) gone?
With thanks to Bonny Tyler there for the great lyrics from I need a hero! Struggling to recruit then? Based on...
Flexible working – are requests coming your way?
Flexible working - what is it and what's changing? Currently, an employee has a right to request flexible working if...
Life is a rollercoaster!
“I hate roller coasters” I said firmly. “but didn’t you just say you’d been on the Big One in Blackpool and the...
The end is nigh – for furlough!
With news that four out of five furloughed workers have now returned to work and the fact that the CJRS scheme is...
Is hybrid working really the future of your business?
What exactly is hybrid working? Hybrid working doesn’t have an exact definition but loosely speaking, it’s a situation...
Corona virus updates – self isolation changes.
New guidance to get your head around So, once again we have some new guidance to get our heads around, and this time,...
Returning to the office.
What can you do to help employees returning to the office? The government is encouraging workers to return to the...