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Pros and cons of the hybrid working model

Pros and cons of the hybrid working model

Hybrid working, or the ‘new’ way of working, has been a popular model with many employers and has gained a lot of positive press with employees throughout the UK over the past 18 months, as we have navigated working during the pandemic. However, ‘work from home if you...

Some financial implications of remote and hybrid working

Some financial implications of remote and hybrid working

When planning the move to remote or hybrid working, it’s easy to focus on the money you’ll save on your office space. But it’s important to keep track of any additional expenses you might incur, to make sure you’re not losing out overall. Ever since we all locked our...

5 Things to consider before you move to hybrid working

5 Things to consider before you move to hybrid working

Before you make the leap and move your office space or cancel a lease, there are lots of things to consider about hybrid working. Hybrid working is one of the hottest trends in business because in theory, it suits everyone. In an ideal world your team will work...

How to welcome and reintegrate employees back from furlough

How to welcome and reintegrate employees back from furlough

Welcoming back furloughed employees won’t be as simple as giving them a quick call and telling them to start on Monday. If you want to help them feel welcome and part of the team again, you’ll need to plan their reintegration. Whether your employees have been...

Working from home with kids during COVID-19

Working from home with kids during COVID-19

It’s not an ideal situation working from home with children, but during a prolonged crisis like the Coronavirus pandemic, lots of your parent employees and indeed you, may find this situation unavoidable. Looking after a child and home-schooling is a full-time job in...

TUPE: How to get the transfer process right

TUPE: How to get the transfer process right

If you’re involved in a TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings Protection of Employment) transfer process, either as the outgoing employer (the “transferor”) or incoming employer (the “transferee”), there are several crucial steps you need to follow to make sure you get...

Recording conversations at work

Recording conversations at work

Now that 99% of people have a smartphone in their pocket, it’s a real worry for employers that they’ll find themselves being secretly recorded by an employee. This can throw up all sorts of problems, from creating mistrust between colleagues to leaving you on the...

Managing a redundancy process for one employee

Managing a redundancy process for one employee

Sometimes, particularly in small businesses, a situation arises where only one employee needs to be made redundant. Without a pool of candidates to choose from, how do you prove that you’ve followed a fair redundancy process? Firstly, it’s important to remember that...

What should be in an employee file?

What should be in an employee file?

An employee file, or personnel record, is a group of documents that contain all relevant information about an employee’s time in your business, from their job application to their resignation letter. You may be confused about what should be in an employee file or...

What counts as a disability in the workplace?

What counts as a disability in the workplace?

Under UK employment law, someone is defined as disabled if they have a mental or physical health issue which: makes it difficult for them to carry normal daily activities which will usually include their normal day to day activities at work has more than a minor or...

When does a contractor become an employee?

When does a contractor become an employee?

If you're defining their working hours, or there's no clear sense of when they'll stop working for you, there's a chance your contractor might now be an employee. Working with contractors has its advantages – they’re often highly skilled, flexible and take up less HR...

How to manage flexible working requests

How to manage flexible working requests

Are you “Happy to Talk Flexible Working”? That’s the strapline the Flexible Working Task Force is urging employers to use when advertising jobs as part of their campaign to increase the availability of flexible working. And while managing flexible working arrangements...