We’ve settled back to work after the festive period, full of enthusiasm and ready to tackle 2024! But what employment law changes will HR specialists and business owners need to navigate this year? We’ve summarised four key legislative changes that you will need to prepare for in the coming months. The Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Act 2023 - 6th April 2024 Expands current protections for employees on maternity/adoption/shared parental leave in redundancy situations (including right to be offered suitable alternative employment over other employees), to include pre ..read more

What is ‘Injury to Feelings’ and ‘Vento Bands’? Employees may be given compensation for financial losses in discrimination lawsuits, but they may also be awarded compensation for “injury to feelings” under the Equality Act 2010. Almost every successful discrimination claim includes an award for injury to feelings at some level. Compensation for injury to feelings represents the employee’s emotional distress, rather than penalising the employer. It differs from a personal injury claim in that no medical injury is necessary. Tribunals will use discretion as to how much compensation to award, but ..read more

Want to make sure that employee absences don’t impact your bottom line too much? Here’s how to do that. Did you know that manual workers tend to have 2.1 more absent days per year when compared to non-manual workers? In 2015, the average number of days that an employee had off was 6.9, but only when you crunch the numbers, can you begin to understand the real cost of employee absence. If your company has a turnover of £5,000,000 every year and you come away with a profit of around £300,000,000 then you may think your company is quite healthy and sustainable. If you have 100 employees, then you ..read more

Halloween is just around the corner, and it’s the perfect opportunity to tell scary stories. While pumpkins, vampires, and zombies appear at our front doors asking for treats or tricks, you are in for a treat with these unique horror stories about Halloween-inspired creatures that haunt the HR archives. Discover the worst HR stories that will give even Jack Skellington nightmares.  The new Big Brother Managers seek to build meaningful connections with their team members. However, not everyone is comfortable sharing personal details about their lives. Should a manager address your personal ..read more

We’ve all heard that flexible working is not just beneficial for employees but for employers, too. There are many benefits of flexible working for both parties, and there’s no doubt that this type of working arrangement is on the rise. Many employers, however, still fail to see the benefits that flexible working can have on their business, and are yet to realise their obligations regarding employee requests. So, when it comes to making adjustments in employees’ working time, just how flexible do employers need to be? Flexible working and the law According to the flexible working regulations of ..read more

We are living through extraordinary times. Brexit was followed by Covid and we have now moved on to the economic uncertainty of rising prices, higher inflation and challenges over recruitment – all of which highlights the importance of HR support for companies. Telford-based HR and Employment Law consultancy Human Results is helping clients across a wide variety of sectors and industries to remain on track through a comprehensive range of solutions. The company, which will celebrate its 20th birthday next year, was acquired by employment law specialist A ..read more

This podcast is to help raise awareness of menopause in the workplace. Listen to Lauren Chiren from Women of a Certain Stage and Hannah Charman of Physic Health as they talk about their own experiences and how it has helped them both build businesses that help other ladies through a tough and challenging period of their lives. Listen to the huge amount of help and advice for both employers, fellow employees and those going through the issues too. This really is 20 minutes of intriguing and educational talk you will hear in a long while. Becoming Menopause Savvy Meet our Guest Speakers Lauren C ..read more

As important as proper employee management is, you may not have the capacity (or desire) to handle everything in-house, so you may consider outsourcing HR. When you care for your employees appropriately, you improve retention, productivity, and reduce risk. Here we have the top 5 warning signs you need to outsource your HR. You’re spending too much valuable time managing HR problems It takes a long time to deal with HR issues. The more time you spend trying to learn about employment law or searching for candidates for a new role, the less time you spend dealing with revenue-generatin ..read more

Last week we introduced the concept of e-learning and the benefit it brings to businesses. Equally as important as using e-learning to enhance employee knowledge of a specific subject area or skill set, is the opportunity to develop your people with digital tools that will support their career development. The benefits of employee career development Investing in the careers of your employees will bring about numerous benefits, including: Talent attraction and retention: the global war on talent is happening now. Employers are fighting over the best candidates in the market and continuousl ..read more

In today’s digital world, terms such as e-hireability, e-learning, accessibility, and digital literacy, are commonplace. Couple them with the vast consumption of data and information in our everyday working lives, and suddenly, knowing how to best deliver training and education across the employee population can become a serious challenge. As most L&D managers will attest, whilst their businesses are probably full-steam ahead with digital transformation, workplace learning may not yet be high on the agenda. And, for the benefit of the modern workforce, this is something that needs to ..read more