Every year we await the inevitable winter weather, but always seem surprised when it arrives bringing the UK to a standstill. Recently, temperatures have been frequently dropping below freezing with snow and frosty winds and if previous years are anything to go by then we may have weeks of it still to come!
A Guide To Writing Redundancy Letters
Last year, as a direct result of the coronavirus pandemic, there was a steady rise in the number of redundancies in the UK. By the end of December the number of redundancies had reached a record high of 370,000 with the number likely to still rise throughout 2021 as businesses continue to feel the impact […]
How To Conduct Staff Appraisals
As we kick off a new year, many employers will be assessing their systems and processes to find ways in which to improve.In doing so, you may come across some business practices that you don’t currently provide which could have a positive impact on your employees; one of these being staff appraisals. Staff appraisals, or […]
The Furlough Scheme Extension
The coronavirus job retention scheme (CJRS) has been extended till 30th April 2021. The extension of the furlough scheme has predominately remained the same, in that: Any employer can use the scheme and they do not previously have had to have used the CJRS; Employees must have been on RTI as of 30thOctober 2020; The […]
What Businesses Should Learn From 2020
We know it has been said far too many times already over the last 10 months, but this year has been unlike any we have experienced in our lifetime and a difficult one for most of us. There have been many adjustments we’ve had to make in our day to day lives from wearing face […]
Everything Employers Need To Know About The Kickstart Scheme
Since the first national lockdown in March, the government have implemented several schemes to provide financial support to businesses and workers and help boost the economy. However, even with the Job Retention Scheme, and countless others, the level of unemployment in the UK has reached a record high with 538,000 under-25s claiming Universal Credit (as […]
Why Businesses Need to Get Their Recruitment and Onboarding Process Right
It was recently revealed that a shocking 1 in 5 employees leave within their first 45 days of employment directly as a result of a bad recruitment and onboarding process.
Can Businesses Dismiss an Employee for Something They Post On Social Media?
We live in a day and age where social media plays a prevalent role in most people’s day to day lives with it being the first thing they look at when they wake up in the morning and the last thing they check before going to bed at night. There are currently 3.5 billion users […]
Everything Employers Need To Know About The Job Support Scheme
Over the past couple of weeks, the Government have started to put stricter rules in place across certain areas of the UK, most notably in the North of England, as Covid-19 cases begin to increase.
How To Prepare Your Business For A Local Lockdown
As many workplaces start to re-open along with schools and non-essential businesses, the strict lockdown that the UK was faced with in March almost seems like a distant memory at this point. However, coronavirus is far from over and we are still at risk of increasing case numbers and a second wave as we head […]
