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Job Sharing
For most employers, a job does not shrink just because an employee applies for flexible working and as a result many employers are resistant to job share arrangements. The truth is, that for many employers job sharing is just too scary. It is not the way things have traditionally been done and it is a…
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Can you spring clean in the Autumn?
September always feels like a good time for a Spring Clean. The kids are back at school, most of the workforce are back from their summer holidays and business owners have had a chance to get off the rat wheel – if only for a while perhaps. So why carry out a spring clean in…
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Long Service Awards
Rewarding long service is tricky. You need to consider what you are rewarding, attendance or contribution? In the era of age discrimination, is rewarding long service, rewarding older members of staff and discriminating against younger members who are less likely to be receiving the awards. What is the purpose of the award? Is it because…
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World Cup
Love it or hate it, the world cup is coming and as employers, you need to ensure you know what you can and can’t do to protect your business from absent employees. Get it right now and managing employees during the tournament becomes easy. You need a clear policy. Decide how you are going to…
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HR ……. How will the election affect employers?
I wish I had a crystal ball. I want the truth. I want to know what each of the political parties will really do to help employers. “We will protect jobs We will reduce youth unemployment We will increase NI by 0.5% We will not increase VAT (yet) We will relocate 15,000 civil servants from…
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To bonus or not to bonus?….. that is the question.
With news that RBS are set to overhaul their bonus scheme, and the Lib Dems denouncing NHS managers pay, bonus payments for all staff are once again in the spotlight. Companies who choose to use a bonus to incentivise performance should develop a robust and transparent scheme which encourages the particular behaviours the company values…
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Are all your employees legal? ….. are you sure?
In 2008, the UK Boarders & Imigration Agency (UKBIA) introduced fixed penalty fines of £10,000 per employee for illegal immigrants. In 2007, there were 38 prosecutions. However, following the introduction of the fixed penalty, there were 1164 penalties imposed costing employers £11.2 million in fines. In 2009 these figures rose to 2210 penalties costing £22.1…
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Time for a Spring Clean
You take your car for an MOT, you take yourself to the doctor for a check up, you even get an accountant to look at your books, but when was the last time you gave your employee practices an audit? Do you know if you are legally compliant? Are you sure you are getting the…
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Are your beliefs ‘protected’ in law?
I’m sure many of you do not follow the employment case law. However, when it makes the six o’clock BBC news, it may be worth paying attention to. Firstly, in case any of you have missed it, here are links to two articles about the said Employment Appeal Tribunal decision handed down today. The actual…
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Childcare Vouchers
If I told you that as an employer you could make a financial saving by offering your employees something that many of them would really value, would you want to hear more? Well, by introducing childcare vouchers and offering them to all your employees through a tax efficient salary sacrifice scheme, you could do just…