More Changes for Annual Leave Still to Come

Just when you thought there was absolute clarity about how much annual leave a part year worker could take and what they should be paid for it, the Government have launched a consultation on further changes.Don’t get me wrong, in my opinion, this is absolutely needed, but it means that there is still a lack…

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Love is in the air…. or is it?

February. Valentine’s Day. The season of love ….. BUT, and it is a big BUT has #metoo killed the office romance?In October of last year, legislation was debated and confirmed which will put an obligation on employers to PREVENT sexual harassment in the workplace. No longer is it enough to carry out a proper investigation…

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Employee Engagement Enabling Change

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As you may be aware, at DOHR we are an authorised partner for a fantastic tool for properly, robustly and anonymously measuring employee engagement. Many of our clients have found that although the score is useful and a great way to measure progress and identify trends, the feedback received in the free text fields is…

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Death and Bereavement in the Workplace

Everyone responds to death differently. Today we have lost a great leader, the only monarch most of us have ever known. We may have had several schools, multiple jobs, a few homes and friends who transition through our lives at various points; throughout these life events Queen Elizabeth has been a constant for most of…

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How do I calculate annual leave for zero hours employees?

+Despite todays (20th July 2022) ruling, there is still a huge amount of confusion about how to calculate annual leave entitlement and pay for variable hours workers and those who work for part of a year. Until 2019, most employers used a percentage method to calculate annual leave entitlement based on actual hours worked. The…

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The Changing Face of HR

HR has been through many changes over the years, but I do believe it is currently experiencing a seismic shift. In part this is due to covid and Brexit, but in part it is also due to changes in Politics, Economics, Society, Technology, Legal and Environmental (PESTLE) factors. I was using the chart above in…

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Would you consider recruiting an ex-offender?

According to the latest figures from the Ministry of Justice, only 17% of ex-offenders manage to get a job within a year of their release from prison. Yet those that do manage to secure a job are up to 9% less likely to reoffend. As well as offering job-ready skills they have acquired while in…

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