Dec 15, 2021 | Pay & Benefits
Are employees entitled to extra pay for working on bank holidays? What does an employer do if an employee refuses to work on a bank holiday? How should bank holidays be managed for part-time employees? Bank holidays can raise a myriad of issues for employers – we...
Nov 1, 2021 | Employee Wellbeing, Flexible Working
While there is no specific duty on employers to provide equipment for employees working from home, they should ensure that employees have everything they need to be able to work safely and effectively. Where the employer requires employees to work from home, it should...
Oct 6, 2021 | Employee Satisfaction, News
In the UK, and globally, surveys suggest huge numbers of people are thinking about packing in their jobs, while in the US it’s been dubbed ‘the Great Resignation’. But is this a real desire for change or just a pandemic fug? It has been termed “the Great Resignation”...
Sep 28, 2021 | Employee Wellbeing
JOB BURNOUT HAS BEEN FEATURED A LOT IN THE NEWS, WITH ‘BURNOUT SYMPTOMS’ SEARCHED ON AVERAGE 11,000 TIMES GLOBALLY ONLINE PER MONTH. IN THE UK, THE HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE PUBLISHED RESEARCH IN FEBRUARY, WHICH FOUND THAT 43 PERCENT OF ALL SICK DAYS ARE TAKEN NOW...
Aug 24, 2021 | Flexible Working
Hybrid working isn’t something you can implement overnight – companies should adopt a long-term iterative strategy to make sure they get it right, taking in four key stages. Over the next few months, British knowledge workers will return to offices they haven’t...
Aug 17, 2021 | Pay & Benefits
Following reports that an unnamed government minister has said civil servants who don’t return to the office should have their wages cut and the decision of Google US to potentially cut the pay of remote workers, employers will need to tread carefully to avoid...
