Businesses should begin to think about the impact of how new legislation will affect ways of working. Currently new employees must wait 26 weeks, after their start date, before they are able to make a flexible working request and they can only make 1 request a year. Forthcoming legislation will allow employees to make requests…
Read moreWhy employers should have an Appeal as an option in the event of a Dismissal In the event of an employment tribunal claim, the tribunal is looking for fairness and reasonableness during the process. We recommend that an Appeal is always offered as this enables the employee to challenge something they may see as unfair…
Read moreWhat is “The living wage”? The living wage is the hourly rate of pay calculated independently to be the minimum that a worker needs to earn to cover the basic costs of living. An employer may choose to pay it, but has no statutory obligation to do so. This is different from the statutory national…
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What are your long-term skills needs? – only 46% of companies have a have workforce planning strategy (CIPD Talent Planning Survey 2021) With the struggle for talent, planning for the future has never been so important, as the year draws to a close we think this is a good time to consider the key skills…
Read moreThere have been a number of pregnancy and maternity-related employment tribunal rulings this year – we review what actions businesses should take Guildford HR finds that many of its’ clients are not aware of their responsibilities in this area, we hope you find this short article useful, but it is a complex area, so please…
Read moreWhat are the expected developments in Employment Law? Now your teams are going back to work in the office, we think the time is right to consider some of the next steps relating to the Good Work Plan and other initiatives. What does this mean for business, here are some of the topics being discussed:…
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Employee assistance programmes – valued by employees and cost-effective for employers Guildford HR has just implemented an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for one of our clients and it reminded us just how valuable this service can be for employees and their families. Small employees will be surprised how cost-effective this service is and how much…
Read moreChanges to right-to-work checks for EEA and Swiss nationals From 1 July 2021, European Economic Area (EEA) and Swiss nationals will no longer be able to use their passports or national identity cards as evidence of their right-to-work in the UK (Irish nationals are an exception to this). If an EEA or Swiss national has…
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Businesses are operating in unchartered waters; we believe it is still important that we are listening to our employees as they are absolutely key to our continued and future success. Here are some of our top tips: If you would like to learn more about retention strategies and how Guildford HR can help you and…
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