As we are now firmly into the colder months, many of us are beginning to think about the government plans for Covid-19 this winter, and how we can prepare our small businesses to deal with which ever plan is put into place. England’s proposals contain two plans: Plan...
With the roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccine well underway in the UK, you are likely to be considering how this is affecting your staff and any plans to open up your workplace. Many UK employers are strongly encouraging their staff to get the vaccine, but without making...
Have you noticed that tensions are building in your workplace as the strict restrictions required during the pandemic are eased and more staff come into the office? Do different employees have contrasting views on wearing masks, getting vaccinated, or going to large...
There’s a definite increase in the numbers of people travelling on public transport and the numbers of cars on the roads. It feels like September is the month when many employers are asking office staff to come back to the workplace, even just for one or two days per...
With travel opening up this summer, you may well see some employees asking to work for extended periods from warmer, drier climes if they have the chance to spend a few weeks abroad. With the advances in remote working during Covid, you may be happy to try to...
As schools break up for the summer and Covid 19 restrictions ease, you may be struggling to work out how to manage staff absences over the summer period, especially if they will be required to quarantine after a holiday abroad. This may not be as much of an issue if...
Are you considering shifting your teams to a hybrid working model? While the ‘new’ way of working has gained a lot of positive press, there are a few things to consider before you jump on the bandwagon. Right now is the perfect time to consider switching to a hybrid...
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...
If you’re a small business owner then you already know that the 2021 budget announcements are big news. We’re going to break down everything you need to know. In early March, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced his new budget. There are big changes coming to the furlough...
As the UK’s vaccination effort continues to make progress, you might be wondering whether you’re required to provide time off work for employees’ vaccine appointments, and if you are, whether this time off must be paid. The fact is that there’s no legal obligation for...
The recent announcement of a roadmap back to normality has, I’m sure, got many of you thinking about what’s next. A return to the office, hybrid working, seeing colleagues again and fostering a positive staff culture. Our software has a number of features to help you...
This International Women’s Day (8th of March 2021) we decided to ask some of the amazing ladies at citrus HR for their long-term working from home tips. March marks one year since our worlds were turned upside down by Covid-19, meaning that for most of us this month...
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...
With December fast approaching you may be wondering how to host the perfect work Christmas party under the Coronavirus current restrictions or whether just to cancel altogether. Cancelling might seem to be the easiest option with the least risk but hosting a Christmas...
With Coronavirus still dominating work in the UK, our development team have been working hard to help support you more with the current situation. Here are our latest software updates to help. We’ve added a brand new desk-booking feature to help manage safe working in...
On Saturday the 31st of October the Government announced a second lockdown for England starting from Thursday 5th of November which means working from home and business closures. To help with this the furlough scheme has been extended until December with the hopes of...
It’s September already, and if we’re lucky the country (and world!) will start to get slowly back to normal – or a new normal more likely. But Coronavirus is still very in our midst so we have some software updates for you to help manage your teams. We thought we’d...
The Job Retention Scheme was implemented in March 2020, to help deal with the economic consequences of the Coronavirus. The scheme has been a success with many businesses furloughing their employees to survive, protecting thousands of UK jobs. But with the end of the...
In March 2020, the UK Government introduced the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) to protect the countries job market by helping employers keep their employees on payroll during the pandemic. Now with the number of cases of COVID-19 slowly decreasing, the...
You may have seen conflicting messages in the news recently about when a Test and Trace App may become available for use in the UK. However, the manual NHS Test and Trace system, using contact tracers to track down information about contacts of infected people, has...
The Coronavirus pandemic means we are living through extraordinary times, with immense challenges for businesses to get to grips with at breakneck speed. Having endured strict lockdown, we all now face incredibly complex decisions as to how best to lift the lockdown...
As many countries across Europe start to ease restrictions, it looks as though the UK, after two months of working from home, will soon be following suit. Whilst some businesses who were forced to close now have the green light to re-open, it is really important that...
Never in our lifetime have employers had to deal with such a fast-changing, disruptive and stressful environment as that caused by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Plans made one day have to be changed the next and, most importantly, the details and practicalities...