Are You Planning an Office Christmas Party for 2020?
Christmas 2020 is approaching fast, and after a truly difficult year, it is understandable that many people would want to acknowledge the festive season. For employers thinking about organising team parties for Christmas, the Rule of 6 and guidance to “work from home where possible” already posed a number of challenges. Combine this with the […]
Letters & Tools for the Job Support Scheme (JSS)
Further to our previous blog in relation to the Job Support Scheme and questions asked by you all, we have now drafted a range of Letters & Tools for the Job Support Scheme (JSS) for all members of the team who will be taking part in this scheme once Furlough (Job Retention Scheme (JSS) has […]
The Government Announces The Job Support Scheme, But Is It Enough?
The UK government’s furlough scheme is due to end on 31 October 2020. Many groups have been urging the government not to “throw away” the good work of a scheme whose abrupt end would potentially allow for millions of job losses over the coming months. Maybe due in part to the pressure from the TUC […]
Returning to Work: People & Practicalities
With September seeing the reopening of schools in England, and therefore many more returning to the workplace, employers will need to be mindful, flexible, and in some cases, creative, in order to get back to business as usual. There are arguments for allowing remote working arrangements to remain, saving on costs and logistics while permitting […]
Moral Hazards, Moral High Grounds, and the Job Retention Bonus Scheme
On 8 July, as part of his summer mini budget, the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak announced that the UK Government would pay £1000 bonus scheme to employers for every furloughed employee that they continued to employ through to at least January 2021. This came as good news to employers facing an uncertain end to 2020 after the […]
Business Adjustments & Mental Health Post Covid-19
As Covid-19 lockdowns everywhere begin to relax, organisations must consider how to operate effectively in the modern workplace, while keeping employees safe, in the absence of a vaccine. Introducing enhanced hygiene protocols, modifying office layouts, going digital and reducing the number of staff in the workplace at one time are all at the forefront. But […]
Re-opening your business after Coronavirus
What do businesses need to ensure they do to open successfully after Coronavirus ?> Our recent PowerPoint presentation Coronavirus Presentation – July20 discusses this fully. Remain VigilantMinimise close contact Minimise risk to the team Provide information & training for the team. Manage employee hygiene Working from home Communicate with team, customers & stake-holders Clean the […]
HR Quarterly Newsletter – July 2020
Our quarterly HR Newsletter with hot current HR topics and future and what to expect.
Post-Pandemic Planning – Benefits of Outsourcing your HR
It is without question that post Covid-19, it will be a little more complicated to run an organisation, with aspects of health & safety and remote working being the tip of the iceberg. Many organisations, to ride the wave of the pandemic, have found success with systems and processes that they had not previously considered […]
Could working from home become part of our ‘new normal’?
The Covid-19 pandemic has seen the practice of working from home thrust upon most of us. While the adjustment, with its certain bonuses of reduced commutes, expense and emissions, has been publicly welcomed by many, it has forced many of us into practices we are not familiar or comfortable with, both as employees and employers. […]
New Testimonial Video
Our most recent Testimonial Testimonial: Many thanks to Simon Efford of Leysbrook estate agents for our media Testimonial. Click here To read more of our Testimonials received from a range of our clients, click here We take the pain out of managing people whilst preventing people problems. We are a personal, unique […]
Government Retention Scheme (Furlough) – What is the latest update? – 15th May 2020
As information is continually changing in relation to the Government Retention Scheme (Furlough) and the paying / retaining members of the team, what is the latest news this week in relation to the Government Retention Scheme and possibly in the future for employers? Please click here. We take the pain out of managing […]