April Living Wage increase likely to cause problems further up the chain
In April 2022 the Living Wage is set to go up to a top rate of £9.50 per hour a 6.6% increase on the current top rate of £8.91, which [...]
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02, 2022
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12, 2021
Temporary change to self certification rules
It was announced on Friday (17h December) that the Government is making a temporary change to the rules around self-certification periods and sickness. Presently employees can self-certificate for 7 days [...]
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10, 2021
How to prevent workplace stress
Coming out of the pandemic more organisations are focusing time and attention on the issue of managing and reducing workplace stress as part of their efforts to sustain employee wellbeing [...]
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06, 2021
Supporting employees through the menopause
On average, menopause tends to occur when women are in their mid to late 40s or early 50s, however this is not always the case. Research has also shown that one in [...]
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05, 2021
What are the Proof of Right to Work Checks after 30th June?
Until the 30th June, workers from the EU, EEA and Switzerland were able to evidence their proof of right to work via their passport or national ID card which [...]
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05, 2021
Talent squeeze on the horizon as recruitment picks up
The spring labour market outlook from the CIPD has promising news on the economy as the firms continue to regain ground lost during the pandemic, with all the main employment [...]
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04, 2021
Covid – Returning to work – Checklist
This Covid returning to work checklist can be used as a prompt as you go through stages of re-opening the workplace or increasing the numbers of staff working in the [...]
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02, 2021
CIPD Pay Outlook 2021 – Average pay set to increase
The CIPD have released their latest Labour Market Outlook report covering the expectations of public, private and voluntary sector employers for 2021. In a nutshell, employers who are planning redundancies [...]