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Coronavirus Crisis Options for Employers

Do you know your coronavirus options as an employer? At the time of writing this, we are just completing our first working week in lockdown. I’m frazzled! I’ve been fielding calls on a minute by minute basis – mostly from companies wanting to furlough their staff. Furlough – a new word that we have encountered and a new set of guidelines which have been rather lacking in detail and clarity. Us HR consultants feel like we’re wading through treacle with goal [...]

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What is Furlough Leave? (Updated)

What is Furlough Leave? Furlough basically just means “leave” or “a sabbatical”. To be classed as being on Furlough, the employee must be sent home and must not work. It is not available to employers where the employee continues to work. Which employers can claim it? Any employer whether you are a sole trader, partnership, Ltd Company or LLP can claim. The only criteria are that you have employees and that you send them home and they do not work. Can an employer insist [...]

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A guide to The Good Work Plan 2020

The Good Work Plan 2020 What’s the Good Work Plan 2020 all about? I have summarised the main changes to current legislation that will be coming in from April 6th 2020. There are other elements that aren’t so relevant to my clients which I’ve chosen to leave out – these are around agency worker rights and IR35. Here’s what’s changed in the Good Work Plan 2020: Right to written particulars (contract) has been extended Increase in the period over which holiday pay is [...]

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Coronavirus Advice for Employers

Updated [5th March 2020] I am very aware that employers are getting increasingly concerned by the spread of Coronavirus. Read this coronavirus advice for employers and avoid disruption in your business. One diagnosis in your business or in a shared office space could impact your entire business. Any outbreak may well create a variety of employment law issues including questions surrounding travel, health and safety concerns and sickness absence. It’s unlikely that you’ve ever had to deal with anything like this before and [...]

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The Future of HR – Welcome to the 20s!

My HR and People Management Predictions for the 20s What’s all this about the future of HR? It’s that time of the year when most people take time to reflect over the previous year and set goals for the coming one. This year is different, special even. We’re moving out of one decade and into a new one – the 20s! So that got me thinking! I’ve been working in HR since the early 2000s and started my business in 2012. [...]

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10 Ways to Avoid Redundancies

If you’re looking for a redundancy policy because you think you need to restructure or make staff redundant then read this first!

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Employees Trapped Abroad

Have you got employees trapped abroad? Thomas Cook has collapsed putting around 22,000 jobs at risk and leaving hundreds of thousands of holidaymakers trapped abroad. The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said it has launched Britain’s largest peacetime repatriation to bring home stranded Thomas Cook passengers. The authority estimates that on top of the 150,000 trapped abroad an estimated million more have lost their future bookings. This is not the first time something like this has happened – remember the Icelandic volcano that [...]

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Holiday – how to prepare your team for when you go away

For small business owners, taking a holiday, at least one where you don’t spend the whole time tethered to your smart phone or computer, may seem nearly impossible. Do you worry that if you do go on holiday you’ll need to spend hours hunched over your laptop in your hotel room or take endless business calls whilst you’re on the beach or sightseeing? As much as I’d love to tell you it’s possible to totally unplug yourself from your business while [...]

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How to Manage your Team through Ramadan

Ramadan is based around the lunar cycle but falls around the same time every year. This year Ramadan runs from 5th May to 4th June. It is a time for reflection, contemplation and celebration of the Muslim faith. It is deemed the holiest time of the year and Muslims all over the world observe 4 weeks of fasting (no food or water during day light). This can be a difficult time for all who are involved; participants, business owners and colleagues. [...]

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How to Manage Virtual Teams

Virtual teams are becoming increasingly popular in service and consulting driven industries. A virtual workforce is where you have employees who work out of the office rather than in it, for example from a home office or co-working space. The advantages of this type of business is reduced overheads which often means that pricing structure can be more competitive but also if provides employees with more of the flexibility that they crave these days. The disadvantage is that you need to [...]

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