by Sean McCann | Sep 12, 2022 | News Letter
Bank holiday confirmed for date of The Queen’s funeral The Queen’s funeral has been announced. As you are no doubt aware, the government has confirmed that Monday 19 September 2022 will be a national bank holiday in all parts of the UK for Her Majesty...
by Sean McCann | Dec 31, 2021 | News Letter
It has been announced that between 10 December 2021 and 26 January 2022 employers cannot ask employees to go to their doctor for proof of sickness until the sickness absence has lasted for 28 days or more (the requirement to self-certificate remains in place for that...
by Sean McCann | Dec 31, 2021 | News Letter
The SSP Rebate Scheme, which reimbursed employers for the sick pay paid to employees due to Covid-19, has been reinstated. The Scheme was created in April 2020 to assist employers with the rising cost of sick pay as employees took time off work because they had Covid,...
by Nicole Squires | Mar 5, 2020 | News Letter
Given that the UK’s chief medical officer has indicated that a Coronavirus epidemic is now likely in the UK, and with government plans stating that as many as one in five workers could be off sick at once, this is obviously a worrying time for employers and employees...
by Nicole Squires | Feb 14, 2020 | News Letter
Whilst romance may be in the air this Valentine’s day, in this month’s HR Newsletter, we turn our attention to the often-tricky issue of personal relationships in the workplace. We look at the difficulties that romantic relationships between colleagues can cause and...
by Nicole Squires | Jan 27, 2020 | News Letter
With the Christmas and New Year festivities well and truly over, it can feel like a rather dreary time of the year for employees and employers, alike. It’s a time when employees’ credit card bills land on their doorsteps, after their Christmas spending, which can...
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