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The Sun is out! Time to pull a sickie?
Living in the UK we consider ourselves lucky if we get one or two weeks of glorious sunshine. For the first time this year we’re finally enjoying high temperatures making us all want to head to the beer garden or beach. However statistics show that during a period of hot weather more employees tend to […]
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Mental health in the workplace: how to be a mindful employer
The importance of looking after your staff’s mental health has never been so high on the agenda following the most recent national mental health campaign with the ‘#oktosay’, together with the much publicised Royal family support of the ‘Heads Together’ campaign over the last few months.
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BREXIT: the future of EU workers within SMEs
Many UK businesses are finding themselves in ‘limbo’ following the triggering of Article 50 on 29th March 2017, marking the beginning of the UK’s departure from the EU. According to the latest research from the Federation of Small Businesses, over half of small businesses with EU workers are worried about accessing people with the right […]
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Troublesome tweets – what to avoid when using social media
If your business uses social media, you need to be aware of publishing law and advertising regulations to ensure that incidents, like the ones discussed in this Article, are avoided.
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Be sure to ‘mind the gap’ as new Gender Pay Gap rules come into force
It’s often talked about and now it’s here – the new Gender Pay Gap regulations come into force this month and they’re some of the highest profile legal changes of 2017 highlighting pay differences between men and women.
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Don’t get hit by health and safety fines: here’s what you need to know
In February 2016, the Sentencing Council published its renewed and harder hitting sentencing guidelines. One year on, and we are already starting to see signs that courts are willing to hand down higher fines to businesses, with the amount fined being directly linked to the financial success of the offending company.
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What’s your holiday entitlement over the festive period?
With Christmas and New Year right around the corner many employers will now be inundated with holiday requests from their employees.
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For Christmas my employer gave to me … a trouble free work party
It has arrived! Tonight is our staff Christmas party and there are a lot of excited people buzzing around our office.
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Employment tips for Christmas season!
‘It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year’ – festive employment advice for the christmas period.
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