The Miscarriage Association urges employers to support women who miscarry
Employers are being urged to offer more support to employees who have suffered the heartache of a miscarriage. A campaign has been launched after a survey found that half of those contacted felt they had to return to work before they were ready, and were unsure of any...
Furlough end looming: Are you preparing for redundancies?
The number of expected redundancies has fallen to a record low last month despite the end of the furlough scheme looming. The Government’s furlough scheme has acted as an essential lifeline for businesses that have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, helping...
National Payroll Week 2021: Getting set for the end of furlough
The end of the furlough scheme, which was introduced back in March 2020, is getting extremely close as September passes us by. This week is National Payroll Week and as we start to get ready for the end of furlough, payroll teams have much to think about and focus on....
Back to School – The new challenges faced by employers
By Nicola Callaghan, Managing Director at HR Caddy The long six weeks holidays are at an end. Unlike previous years though, something is very different about the return to school for many employees this year, which is likely to have an impact on the operations of...
As furlough comes to an end, workers are no longer looking for new jobs
With most of us hoping that the worst of the pandemic may be over, the predictions about a huge rise in unemployment following the phasing out of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (furlough) seem to be wide of the mark. Figures from the Office for National...
Scotland’s four-day week: Will the rest of the UK follow suit?
Scotland is to trial a four-day week, without a loss of pay, after a newly published report proposed ideas for how it could be executed. This drew on the experience of successful trials in Iceland and New Zealand. Recent research found that 80 per cent of people...
How to handle workplace conflicts
As much as any employer would like to avoid workplace conflicts, it is inevitable that sometimes they will occur. Bringing many different people together to work towards the same goal can often lead to extraordinary results. However, it can also cause...
Creating a redundancy offboarding plan
Redundancy has become an increasingly common tool for employers to deal with the financial aftermath of the pandemic. It is clearly an unsettling time for employees, colleagues, and employers themselves. The furlough scheme is ending on 30 September 2021 and some of...