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The Questions SME Owners Are Asking Right Now
With the updated employment legislation now in effect and embedded across organisations, this month we thought we'd share a Q&A focused on other current issues based on questions we’ve recently received.Employers are under growing pressure to “do more”...
Unfair Dismissal Changes: Why Probation Matters More Than Ever
The unfair dismissal qualifying service is changing from 2 years to 6 months from January 27 (so for anyone employed after July 26). In addition, the Employment Rights Act 2025 is also removing the statutory cap on unfair dismissal compensation (currently 52 weeks’...
Managing Performance the Right Way: Protecting Your Business, Empowering Your People
In our last post, we highlighted why probation periods matter more than ever in today’s rapidly evolving employment law landscape. As legislation continues to shift, having solid foundations in place from day one is crucial. This month, we’re turning our attention to...
Congratulations to Rebecca Old!
We are really pleased to announce that Rebecca O has recently become a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development. Through an assessment it was confirmed that Rebecca demonstrates that she is a thought leader, influencer and expert change...
How long should I keep employee records for?
There’s a substantial amount of UK legislation concerning HR records and the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA) tightened the law to deal with technological and data developments and incorporated the agreed provisions of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)....
Labour’s Employment Rights Bill
You will have seen in the news that Labour plan to make changes to workers' rights. Our advice is not to panic! The reforms proposed are still being worked out and it is still unclear how some will work in practice. What are the proposed changes? The main...
Worker Protection Act- what you need to know and do.
The new Worker Protection Act, which comes into effect on 26th October 2024 creates a duty on employers to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment of their employees in the workplace. The act states that employers “must take reasonable steps to...
Case Study- Making HR Policies more engaging and people centred!
We recently worked with a company that sought to revitalize their employee guide, which was previously a lengthy and formal Word document. The new employee guide was to be a useful document for new and current employees with information such as pay & benefits, how...
We are award winners!
We are happy to announce that we won the B2B award at the Wimborne Business Awards! The judges were impressed with the number of nominations that we received and that most of our work comes from our current clients and recommendations by our clients! We want to thank...
Probation Periods
Are you using probation periods properly? What does it mean for employees to be in a probation period? Why do they matter? Firstly, what is the purpose of a probation period? It’s a trial period for the new employee and it allows you and the employee to assess their...