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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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Maternity leave (Jersey)

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Maternity leave policy (Guernsey)

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Maternity & paternity leave policy guide

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Maternity leave policy (Isle of Man)

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Maternity support leave policy (Guernsey)

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Maternity leave

It was only in 1993 that all working women were permitted to take paid maternity leave in the UK. Thankfully, most companies are now much more unders…

Articles | Monday, Feb 15, 2016

Occupational maternity pay

Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) is what you need to pay your staff while they're on maternity leave. But should you pay more than the legal minimum? Y…

Articles | Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Employee maternity leave entitlement

Family is important to many people, so providing a maternity leave and pay isn’t just something you’re legally obliged to do. It’s also a key part of…

Articles | Wednesday, Apr 20, 2016

Replacing employees on maternity leave

When one of your employees goes on maternity leave, their statutory employment rights stay protected — including their right to return to their job af…

Articles | Wednesday, Apr 20, 2016

Returning to work after maternity

A new mother is bound to be nervous about returning to work from maternity leave. But that’s where you come in. It’s your job to support her in getti…

Articles | Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Zero hours contract maternity pay

Zero hour contract maternity rights depend, in certain instances, on whether someone is an employee or a worker. These two employment statuses come wi…

Articles | Friday, Jun 8, 2018

BREAKING: Sick pay & maternity pay increases ahead

Employer at an SME? Get ready to adjust your 2018 budgets and hike payments The government has published new rates for Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP)…

Blog | Wednesday, Nov 29, 2017

Letter template

When a staff member is pregnant, eventually they’ll need to take time off to prepare for their newborn. After all, they do have maternity leave entitl…

Articles | Friday, Apr 5, 2019

Which employees qualify for parental leave?

Parental leave has become slightly more complicated recently, following new UK rules for ‘shared parental leave’ that were introduced in April 2015. …

Articles | Monday, Apr 25, 2016

Absence planning for shift workers

Managing authorised leave can be tricky, but things can get even more complicated when dealing with unscheduled time off. The complexity of absence pl…

Articles | Friday, May 19, 2017

Sacked from Liz Earle: Pregnant worker awarded £17k by employment tribunal

The Liz Earle Beauty Company made waves in the media last week after an employment tribunal instructed the beauty giant to pay out in an unfair dismis…

Blog | Monday, Jan 20, 2020

Direct discrimination

Direct discrimination refers to the action of treating a person differently (often unfavourably) due to a specific physical or mental characteristic:…

Articles | Monday, Dec 14, 2015

Getting behind Shared Parental Leave

When employees announce that there will soon be an addition to their family, there are a number of things an employer needs to consider. Shared Parent…

Blog | Thursday, Sep 29, 2016

Holiday accrual

Many businesses choose to run an accrual system—it’s part of an annual leave process. Annual leave will begin building up once an employee begins wor…

Articles | Friday, Feb 21, 2020

Temporary workers

From time to time, your business may need to hire temporary workers. Potentially due to staff shortages, or a busy season during Christmas. However,…

Articles | Thursday, Mar 12, 2020

Types of employee contracts

As a business owner, the status of your staff can take on any of the following forms: Employee Worker Self-employed What type of workers do…

Articles | Wednesday, Jun 14, 2017

Parental leave

Thankfully, employees in the UK can request unpaid time off to take care of their children’s needs up until their 18th birthday. This is called ‘paren…

Articles | Friday, Feb 19, 2016

Associative discrimination with examples

The Equality Act 2010 establishes nine ‘protected characteristics’ that you can’t discriminate against. But it’s not quite as simple as that. You can…

Articles | Friday, Feb 23, 2018

Q&A: Can I refuse to make a reasonable adjustment if I can’t afford it?

Would you know what to do if you got a reasonable adjustment request? Few employers do. That’s why they call BrightAdvice—our employment law helpline…

Blog | Friday, Sep 27, 2019

Compulsory redundancy

Making redundancies is always a difficult process for businesses. But depending on circumstances, it might be the only option you have. This is, sadl…

Articles | Friday, Jul 20, 2018

HRMS benefits

Managing your daily, monthly, and annual HR activities is time-consuming. In the past, maintaining everything alongside your business processes (and…

Articles | Thursday, Feb 6, 2020

What are typical employee annual leave allowances?

If you want to make sure your employment contracts aren’t illegal, you need to know the statutory minimum annual leave allowance for employees. But t…

Articles | Tuesday, Apr 26, 2016

6 major employment law changes happening this April

Every April, new employment laws come into force. This year, the National Minimum Wage goes up, pension contributions get bigger, and payslips get a c…

Blog | Wednesday, Mar 27, 2019

4 reasons why you should talk to your staff in the lift

Never heard of ‘talk in an elevator day’? We hadn’t either until a few years ago. But that’s always how it starts. You roll your eyes at the thought…

Blog | Wednesday, Jul 18, 2018

Return to work

Whether your employee has been away on sabbatical, has been taken ill, or has been raising a newborn, it will take time for them to readjust and settl…

Articles | Thursday, Feb 25, 2016

Indirect discrimination with examples

You might have heard of direct discrimination, which is when you treat someone differently because of who they are. For example, not employing someon…

Articles | Tuesday, Feb 20, 2018

The Equality Act 2010

This Act of Parliament is a piece of legislation we often refer to in our various HR and employment law guides. And with good reason, the Equality Ac…

Articles | Tuesday, Oct 8, 2019

After the people have spoken - what the leave vote means for employers

Early on Friday morning, our employment advice line, BrightGuru received calls from employers concerned about the impacts of the leave vote for EU sta…

Blog | Friday, Jun 24, 2016

6 tips to planning a stress-free work’s Christmas party

You’re dreading your work’s Christmas do, aren’t you? You can already hear the staff grumbles that the location isn’t as nice as last year, or there’s…

Blog | Monday, Feb 11, 2019

How long should I keep staff records for under GDPR?

As the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) deadline draws closer, you could have a few last-minute questions about the new law. You might be wo…

Blog | Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Five Good Work Plan laws you need to know about

The Government has dubbed the Good Work Plan “the biggest overhaul in employment law in 20 years”. So don’t let these new changes catch you out… Wo…

Blog | Monday, May 13, 2019

Calculating and managing employee annual leave

Who doesn’t love a holiday? As rewards for hard work go, they don’t come much more appreciated. That’s why correctly calculating and managing employee…

Articles | Friday, Apr 29, 2016

What's the minimum annual leave for employees?

We all like our holidays - well it is one of the reasons we go to work, the enjoyment of taking time off to spend with friends and family.  But how mu…

Articles | Monday, Dec 14, 2015

Zero hours contract sick pay

You might be under the impression that zero hours workers don't have any workplace rights. But that's not true. As workers, they're entitled to annua…

Articles | Monday, May 14, 2018

Zero hours contract employee rights

'Zero hours contract' is not a legal term. But it's a blanket phrase to describe many casual agreements between individuals and their employer. With…

Articles | Monday, Jun 11, 2018

Dismissal and redundancy

When faced with a significant reduction in sales, the loss of a major contract, or budgetary cuts, it is down to the employer to react accordingly to…

Articles | Thursday, Sep 1, 2016

How to avoid recruitment discrimination

The Equality Act 2010 states that discrimination in recruitment and selection of employees is illegal. But, recruitment discrimination is still a rea…

Articles | Thursday, Jun 14, 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

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

Equality and diversity in the workplace

Equality and diversity in the workplace mean a lot of things. They're about respecting your staff for their individual age, gender, race, cultural bac…

Articles | Monday, Oct 1, 2018

Flexible employment

Flexible working can benefit you and your employees. It allows employees to work around their personal commitments and enables you to adapt to busy an…

Articles | Wednesday, Jun 14, 2017

World Menopause Day 2019: How to support women in the workplace

You probably don’t hear the word ‘menopause’ much. The conversation is pretty open when it comes to feminism and gender equality, but the world’s stil…

Blog | Wednesday, Oct 16, 2019

Should I let my staff carry over holidays into next year?

It’s that time of year again. Employees have holiday allowance left to take, but there isn’t much time left in the year to take it. If this sounds lik…

Blog | Monday, Nov 4, 2019

Employee dismissal and redundancy rights

When it comes to employee dismissal and redundancy rights, you need to get them right — or you could face a complaint ending in a costly tribunal deci…

Articles | Tuesday, Apr 26, 2016

Coronavirus factsheet for employers

First published 3rd March 2020. Last updated 12th August 2020 at 5:00pm. For information on getting back to work, read our Back to work factsheet fo…

Blog | Tuesday, Mar 3, 2020

Dress codes at work

Do you have a dress code at work? Are you trying to put one into effect but don't know where to start? Don't worry, we're here to help. What is your…

Articles | Thursday, Apr 26, 2018

Disabilities

As stated in the Equality Act (2010), it is the responsibility of all employers to make reasonable adjustments in the way in which employment is struc…

Articles | Monday, Dec 14, 2015

Gender equality

Despite decades of progressive efforts, there’s still a great deal of inequality in workplaces across the country. In recent years, the government, e…

Articles | Thursday, Feb 25, 2016

Harassment at work

As a business, you should treat this issue very seriously. If handled incorrectly, it can result in employment tribunal claims, unhappy employees, and…

Articles | Thursday, Apr 5, 2018

Dismissal during probationary period

Probation period dismissal should be a last resort where you feel that your recruit is not suited to the role and you terminate their contract. Your d…

Articles | Tuesday, Mar 13, 2018

Unfair dismissal

When you terminate an employee's contract without a fair reason, it's an unfair dismissal. You may also hear it called an unlawful dismissal. Unfair…

Articles | Wednesday, May 9, 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

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