It's 7pm on a Wednesday. The kids have just gone to bed, you're starting to wind-down and relax, and the work mobile pings. A client. Or a member of staff. Or someone on WhatsApp who could probably wait. Most small business owners have had that moment. The question is...
Are you aware of Statutory Sick Pay changes and how they work in practice? Here's what you need to know about the significant changes to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) because of the Employment Rights Act 2025. If you employ staff, these updates will affect how you...
You might be asking yourself what is the Fair Work Agency and exactly what will it do? To date, we have been caught up with the material changes of the Employment Rights Act 2025 like changes to SSP, changes to paternity leave entitlement and so on. We've even been...
Here I am again with an Employment Rights Act (ERA) update for you and this one is all about paternity and parental leave updates in 2026. So you think you know the Employment Rights Act upcoming changes?Or you have no idea and you were eagerly awaiting the next...
Wondering about Statutory Sick Pay changes for April 2026? Statutory Sick Pay is changing With effect from April 2026, Statutory Sick Pay is changing. Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) will be a right from day one of absence. This means that from the first day an employee...
Keeping you up to date with NMW rates April 2026 onwards. With the announcement of the 2026 National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates, many businesses will be wondering what this means for them. Let's recap With effect from 1st April 2026, the National Minimum Wage...
Currently parents who lose a baby over 24 weeks gestation or up to 18 yrs old are entitled to 2 weeks bereavement leave and may be entitled to 2 weeks bereavement pay at the same rate as other statutory family leave such as paternity leave.This proposal would offer...
As you may remember, the Government published some consultations on key areas of the Employment Rights Bill and just this week, we have had some responses to those consultations so here's a post keeping you up to date with the Employment Rights Bill (ERB)None of this...
This email is all about zero hours contracts and their proposed ban so if you're not using them in your business and you're unlikely to in the future, you are more than welcome to abandon this email right here. If zero hours contracts are your bag.. Read on...Much has...
Do you use WhatsApp at work? Maybe it's a useful way of keeping in touch with your team. Perhaps it's an integral part of your business. Or maybe it's something your staff use to communicate with each otherSo. Back to my point. Where do you stand on the WhatsApp at...
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