Do I have to give people the day off on 8th May 2023?
The Prime Minister has announced that the 8th of May 2023 will be a Bank Holiday in the UK to mark King Charles |||'s coronation. Rishi...
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Trish Attah
- Aug 3, 2023
- 3 min
Do I have to follow recommendations made by occupational health?
In a recent tribunal case, a hospital clerk won £75k at the employment tribunal after her employer repeatedly ignored the advice provided...
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Trish Attah
- May 21, 2023
- 3 min
Should Putting Salaries on Job Adverts Be a Legal Requirement?
As a job seeker and an HR professional, one of the things I find the most frustrating is employers not putting salary ranges on their job...
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Trish Attah
- Apr 30, 2023
- 5 min
Why are company values important?
If I asked you to honestly answer the question, what are your company values, what would you say? Are they all in your head? Do you just...
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Trish Attah
- Mar 30, 2023
- 3 min
Gender Pay Gap Reporting - Are You Ready?
What is gender pay gap reporting? According to ACAS, the gender pay gap can be defined as; "......the difference in average earnings...
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Trish Attah
- Mar 22, 2023
- 5 min
Do I have to pay people sick pay?
Everyone experiences some level of sickness from time to time and as a result may need to take time off work. Having clear policies and...
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Trish Attah
- Mar 17, 2023
- 3 min
How do I choose HR software?
With lots of options available, choosing HR software for your business can be a difficult task. Here's a beginners guide to choosing HR...
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Trish Attah
- Feb 26, 2023
- 8 min
How do I make an employee redundant?- Managing the Basics & Avoiding Mistakes
Managing redundancies can be tricky and working with employment law specialists is essential to make sure you carry out redundancies...
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Trish Attah
- Dec 13, 2022
- 3 min
Do employees have to come into the office in bad weather?
When the UK is currently faced with adverse weather warnings and rail strikes this week, what are the rules around making employees come...
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Trish Attah
- Dec 5, 2022
- 3 min
Are you confident your contracts are up to date?
The Exclusivity Terms for Zero Hours Workers (Unenforceability and Redress) Regulations 2022 come into force today, 5th December 2022. If...
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Trish Attah
- Dec 5, 2022
- 4 min
Do you need an Employee Privacy Notice?
The short answer to this question is if you are a UK-based business and have employees or workers within your organisation then yes, you...
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Trish Attah
- Dec 2, 2022
- 4 min
Do I need a Social Media Policy?
Having a clear social media policy ensures that employees are aware of what’s classed as acceptable use of the internet, social media and...
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Trish Attah
- Nov 13, 2022
- 4 min
Why are employee engagement and employee voice important?
We've all done a job we hated We've all worked in jobs that we didn't enjoy. We showed up, did the bare minimum and went home. Once we...
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Trish Attah
- Nov 11, 2022
- 3 min
Do I need an employee handbook?
What is an employee handbook? Essentially an employee handbook is a list of all your HR policies in one place. It sets out how you'll...
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Trish Attah
- Oct 27, 2022
- 1 min
How To Give Performance Feedback to Employees
Our latest Youtube video with the fabulous Anita Arscott-Brookes is now live! ✅ Want to learn more about giving performance feedback? ✅...
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Trish Attah
- Oct 26, 2022
- 5 min
Monitoring employees working from home, is monitoring lawful?
A recent survey of over 2000 bosses conducted by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) found that half of bosses...
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Trish Attah
- Oct 16, 2022
- 3 min
How much do HR Consultants cost?
The short answer to this question is, it depends. The same as when you buy a car, HR Consultants can provide different services and...
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Trish Attah
- Oct 11, 2022
- 3 min
How do probationary periods work?
In the UK contracts of employment are normally subject to probationary periods. Probationary periods should be outlined within contracts...
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