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Apprenticeship – good or bad for the small business?

Apprenticeship – good or bad for the small business?

We think good. Now, let us explain why… Everyone often associates Apprenticeship schemes with the large corporate employer who have the welfare co-ordinator, the role rotation and the years of experience in making them work.  In recent years small businesses have...

Employment Law changes in 2024

Employment Law changes in 2024

So, after a few years of extraordinarily little change in the Employment Law world other than those derived from Case Law, 2024 is set to see quite a few changes across a few different regulations. Some are confirmed and others are still in the parliamentary process....

Employment Rights Regulations 2023

Employment Rights Regulations 2023

The Employment Rights Regulations legislation is likely to take effect from 1 January 2024 and impacts the following: Holiday pay – the aim is to simplify the holiday pay calculations by making rolled-up holiday (paying 12.07% of hours worked) lawful for part-year...

Mediation and managing tricky relationships

Mediation and managing tricky relationships

We are all human, we’re all different. Minor disagreements, differing views and opinions in the workplace are normal and can often be a positive for a firm. Healthy debate can encourage new perspectives and create innovative and new ideas. However, sometimes...

Upcoming school strikes and how to manage your employees

Upcoming school strikes and how to manage your employees

The National Education Union (NEU) has announced that its members will have school strikes in a dispute over pay, this is unlikely to be new news to you, but have you considered how it may impact your business and its employees?  It is a slightly grey area as we are...

How to support staff impacted by the loss of a baby

How to support staff impacted by the loss of a baby

A special thank you to Tara Rowberry-Duignan for writing this blog for us.  This week the amazing Gloucester based charity footsteps has joined Baby Loss Communities across the world to mark Baby Loss Awareness week (October 9 -15) and many will join the Global...

Harmful Gambling in the South West and how to support your employees

Harmful Gambling in the South West and how to support your employees

Earlier this year, some of our HR Consultants attended a Harmful Gambling Webinar from the excellent team at Worksafe, a partnership between the training arm of Betknowmore UK (BKM Evolve) and GamCare. We understand that gambling can be a safe activity for many, but...