HR News and Trends

What’s new in employment law for 2024?

What’s new in employment law for 2024?

Here at citrus HR, we work hard to keep our customers updated with the latest advice on employment law and HR changes and challenges so they can be prepared. Our legal team have put together this update on the employment law changes you should be aware of for the...

Is a four-day week in your future?

Is a four-day week in your future?

At this time of year our thoughts often look to the future and what 2024 might hold!  The four-day week is still a relatively new concept. We know that some of you are already doing it and others may be thinking of it for next year or beyond. It has also recently been...

Changes to flexible working requests

Changes to flexible working requests

Changes to flexible working requests have been approved by parliament and are expected to become law in spring 2024. So, what are the key changes and how might they affect small businesses? Flexible working requests cover a variety of changes to working arrangements....

HR trends for 2023

HR trends for 2023

A new year is an exciting opportunity for a fresh start and to make plans for what you want your business to achieve in the year ahead. With the cost-of-living crisis taking hold, you may find your small business facing some extra challenges over the coming months -...

What’s new in employment law 2023?

What’s new in employment law 2023?

2022 has been another tricky year for HR issues in small businesses, with the cost-of-living crisis and some remaining issues from the Covid-19 pandemic adding extra pressure to employers, employees, and households across the country. Here at citrus HR, we work hard...

How should small businesses manage quiet quitting?

How should small businesses manage quiet quitting?

You’ve probably caught some of the recent media hype around the term ‘quiet quitting’, with many people lining up to complain about the ‘outrageous workshy nature of millennials and GenZ’. But hang on, let’s get some perspective… As a small business owner, should you...

Queen Elizabeth II – 1926 – 2022

Queen Elizabeth II – 1926 – 2022

We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Her Majesty the Queen. We will be forever thankful for Her Majesty's Service, and have so much gratitude and respect for the commitment that the Queen has given to our country...

The 5 top HR challenges for small businesses in 2022

The 5 top HR challenges for small businesses in 2022

Small business employers have enough to worry about without the raft of challenges that can come with HR. There has been a considerable amount of HR challenges to contend with over the past couple of years, meaning that many employers’ and business owners’ attentions...

New integration with QuickBooks Online

New integration with QuickBooks Online

Cloud-based citrus HR software launches app integration with Intuit QuickBooks Online citrus HR announces the launch of their app’s new integration with QuickBooks Online. This enables customers to seamlessly send data from the powerful, time-saving HR, payroll and...

Menopause policies: why they are important

Menopause policies: why they are important

New data from Debenhams Ottaway and CIPD has reported that only 25% of businesses across the UK have a menopause policy in place in the workplace. These statistics are significant, considering that women of the general menopausal age (45-54) make up 11% of all people...

Employment Law Changes to look out for in 2022

Employment Law Changes to look out for in 2022

2021 has been another very difficult year for HR issues in your smaller business, especially with the new norm of lockdowns, self-isolation, working from home, and furlough. 2022 looks set to be another challenging year as we continue to deal with the effects of...

What the Uber driver case means for your business

What the Uber driver case means for your business

After a long running court battle, it’s finally been confirmed that Uber drivers are workers and not contractors. But what does this decision mean for your business? Now that the Supreme Court has cracked down on the classification of Uber drivers, the ripples of this...