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Statutory redundancy guide
Redundancy in the UK is a daunting process for you to get right—and many employers struggle with its complexities. You need to establish a strong business case and have a fair approach throughout. There are many employment laws to consider during dismissals, so it’s essential…
Unpaid leave and coronavirus
Sometimes personal life responsibilities can affect your employees. It might be kids, a poorly pet, or elderly parents requiring assistance—so, they may have to take time off work. And if there’s no offer of paid time off for these purposes in their employment contract ? Then…
Shortlisting candidates for your business
With a good shortlisting process, you can minimise it — and sort the top candidates from the weaker ones nice and early. Shortlisting is a useful bridge between applications and interviews . And with applicant numbers growing all the time, recruiters are finding it more…
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Social Distancing in the Workplace
After the coronavirus outbreak, many businesses are now either letting staff work from home. Or they’ve furloughed them while there’s less…
How to set an employee's salary
All being well, you’ll be paying these salaries for years to come — so you need to make sure they’re competitive, affordable, and fair. This…
Employee engagement
Employee engagement is a reflection of the relationship between an organisation and its employees. An "engaged employee" would come across…
What is the apprenticeship levy?
Recently our articles have looked into why apprenticeships are a good idea for your business. From employing an apprentice to also…
Why use an online rota?
In the digital era, many new pieces of technology have allowed businesses to streamline their day-to-day business activities. One of the…
Are there risks to shift work?
A number of studies have found that shift work and working at night can be damaging to your workers’ health. The Working Time Regulations…
Rota management software for managers
Getting your employee rota right is one of the most important parts of any manager’s routine. But it’s a tough gig to get right. The good…
Paid VS free rota software
Scheduling software can make your business run perfectly. When you have the right system in place, you’ll know where all of your staff…
How to make a rota
One of the most important, but surprisingly difficult, tasks a business can do is create a work schedule. How to do a rota is a common…
Clocking in systems
Almost every business you can think of needs time and attendance systems to make sure employees are clocking in and out of work. But some…
Managing absence for your workers
Managing authorised leave can be tricky, but things can get even more complicated when dealing with unscheduled time off. The complexity of…
How to manage employee healthcare
It makes sense when you think about it: healthy employees are absent less often , they’re likely to perform better, and an effective…