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Staff hoarding their holidays? Here’s what to do
Staff hoarding their holidays? Here’s what to do

Worried you’re going to be swamped with last-minute holiday requests? Read on.

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Oct 16, 2018

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BrightHR shortlisted for the Tech Provider of the Year award
BrightHR shortlisted for the Tech Provider of the Year award

We're thrilled to have been shortlisted for this year's Technology Provider of the Year award at the British Small Business Awards 2018.

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Oct 24, 2018

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Employee handbook

Creating an effective employee handbook can be confusing. That's why we've created this sample template to help guide you.

Download Centre (Document Templates) | Monday, Oct 8, 2018

Employee handbook (Jersey)

Don't get confused creating an employee handbook. Use this sample template to guide you.

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Employee handbook (Guernsey)

Don't get confused creating an employee handbook. Use this sample template to guide you.

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Employee handbook (Isle of Man)

Don't get confused creating an employee handbook. Use this sample template to guide you.

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Employee handbook (British Columbia)

Creating an effective handbook can be confusing. That's why we've created this sample template to help guide you.

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Employee handbook for Northern Ireland

Making an effective employee handbook for Northern Ireland can be confusing. So we've created this useful sample template to help you out.

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Employee handbook (Ontario)

All employers have an obligation to provide an employee with an employee contract. So, here’s a template to help you get it right.

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Serious insubordination at work

What is serious insubordination? Serious insubordination is an example of gross misconduct where an employee refuses to follow sound instructions giv…

Articles | Wednesday, May 30, 2018

What is employee monitoring software?

If you want to track the activities of your staff over a working day, it’s possible to do so with employee PC monitoring software. Although some memb…

Articles | Friday, Mar 6, 2020

Gross misconduct at work

What is gross misconduct? Gross misconduct covers a long list of offences that staff members could commit at work. This behaviour is unprofessional a…

Articles | Monday, Mar 19, 2018

Unauthorised absence from work

What is unauthorised absence? Unauthorised absence is when one of your staff fails to come to work without a good reason. It goes without saying tha…

Articles | Wednesday, Jun 20, 2018

Absenteeism

How do you define absenteeism? For us at BrightHR, absenteeism in the workplace is where an employee frequently doesn't turn up for work, to the point…

Articles | Monday, Jul 9, 2018

Unfair treatment at work

What is unfair treatment? Treating someone in your staff unfairly because of who they are is discrimination. It can lead to them feeling upset, shame…

Articles | Friday, Jun 22, 2018

Mandatory leave: Can you force staff to take time off?

Picture this. It’s a week before Christmas and everything (to your surprise) is going to plan. Your staff are smashing through their jobs and you’re s…

Blog | Monday, Feb 11, 2019

How important is workplace hierarchy

There was a time when it seemed every organisation had the same hierarchical structure. Most still do. The pyramid-like organisation of a small leader…

Articles | Friday, Jul 1, 2016

How much parental leave are employees entitled to?

Parental leave — not to be confused with ‘shared parental leave,’ which allows both parents to share paid parental leave — is unpaid time off for mums…

Articles | Monday, Apr 25, 2016

Informal verbal warnings

An informal verbal warning is often all you need to improve an employee’s conduct or performance. You would normally issue this type of warning befor…

Articles | Thursday, Mar 22, 2018

Employee turnover costs

What would you do with £30K? Buy a luxury sports car? Put down a deposit for a house? Replace a member of staff who’s left? Yes, you’ve read that rig…

Articles | Monday, Apr 16, 2018

Absence management policy

Bad news: sometimes your staff are going to be off sick. But fear not! At the end of this guide, you'll know all you need to know about creating an…

Articles | Wednesday, Jul 4, 2018

HR issues at work

Today we’re going to look at some of the biggest issues in human resource management. Whether you own a small local business or a global corporate gr…

Articles | Thursday, Oct 4, 2018

Underperforming employee

When employees underperform, a business can't operate at its full capabilities. A business can't sustain itself if the employees it pays aren't doing…

Articles | Friday, Aug 3, 2018

Misconduct

Occasionally, your employees might engage in behaviour that goes against your business procedures. You can make it clear what you expect from employe…

Articles | Monday, Mar 11, 2019

Dismissal

A dismissal is when you end an employer's contract, with or without notice. Dismissal from work also occurs when an employee's fixed-term contract ex…

Articles | Friday, Feb 9, 2018

How your business can celebrate 2015 and add value with Love

Here at BrightHR we have built a culture based around reward, and for good reason; recognising the value in your people adds value to the performance…

Blog | Monday, Jan 4, 2016

How Your Business Can Be More Innovative

I’m sure it’s one of the most commonly used attributes of all brand values. It’s one thing to have it written down somewhere in an employee handbook b…

Blog | Monday, Jan 25, 2016

Final written warnings at work

Final written warnings in the workplace are part of the disciplinary procedure. You might hand out a disciplinary warning because an employee’s perfo…

Articles | Thursday, Mar 22, 2018

Employee contract rights

Your staff members have statutory employment rights. They’re set out in law to ensure equal and fair treatment. There can also be variations dependin…

Articles | Wednesday, Jun 14, 2017

What is employee relations

Employee relations focuses on the rapport that you have with your employees. The better this rapport is, the more likely that your employees will reac…

Articles | Tuesday, Oct 2, 2018

Social media in the workplace

Social media in the workplace comes with its difficulties—you've no doubt already faced some. When your staff scroll through their personal social me…

Articles | Tuesday, Jul 17, 2018

Workplace affairs

When two employees engage in a romantic relationship of any kind, it's a workplace affair. This includes extramarital affairs in the workplace. A lit…

Articles | Thursday, Aug 30, 2018

Gossip in the workplace

It’s only natural for employees to get to know each other. In fact, it’s great for business if your staff members get along. But over time, during id…

Articles | Friday, Feb 8, 2019

Modern slavery and human trafficking

If your company turns over more than £36 million (m) per annum, the law requires you to publish a slavery and human trafficking statement. Does your…

Articles | Thursday, Sep 20, 2018

Carry over unused holiday into the new year with BrightHR

You asked for it, we built it. Introducing our latest feature - Holiday carryover! This new functionality allows you to track your staffs unused annua…

Blog | Monday, Dec 18, 2017

7 signs your company has an absence management problem

Looking to reduce costs for your business? Of course you are, every business owner would like to reduce outgoing costs and maximise their profits. An…

Blog | Tuesday, Jan 10, 2017

Getting your business ready for the new age

You don’t have to look back 100 years to see that the world has changed. You only have to look back over the last few years to see that vast changes h…

Blog | Tuesday, Dec 20, 2016

Writing a reference for an employee

Writing a reference for an employee can help you maintain working relationships with any talented staff who leave your business. A reference can be b…

Articles | Wednesday, Aug 15, 2018

Employee sick leave entitlement

It’s an inevitability of running a business—sooner or later one of your employees will need a sick day. But what rights do your staff members have? C…

Articles | Tuesday, Apr 19, 2016

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