Newsletters & Blog

Our blog/news page is updated on a regular basis to provide you with legislation updates, best practice guidance and useful tips and information on all things people

How can you as a business promote well-being?

Employers can implement various incentives and initiatives to promote mental health in the workplace. Here are some examples: 1.     Mental Health Education and Training: Offer workshops, training sessions, or webinars on mental health awareness, stress management,...

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Mental Health Awareness Week 15th May 2023

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week. The Mental Health Foundation are focusing on anxiety and the things that can help. What is Anxiety? Anxiety is a human trait that everyone experiences, this can help us to be aware of and respond to threats and danger. But...

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How to Solve a Problem Like Recruitment? (or begin to )

With currently over 1 million vacancies unfilled and everyone I speak to telling me they are struggling to recruit, I often ask “are you offering the role as part-time/ job share/flexi-time/hybrid?” and 99% of the time they answer “no, that’s not an option for us”. I...

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Without Prejudice

In the recent case of Meaker V Cyxtera Technology UK Limited the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) found that a ‘without prejudice’ letter from an employer offering a settlement agreement amounted to an effective dismissal letter. The without prejudice letter was sent...

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Reminder-National Minimum Wage

New National Minimum Wage Rates The rates which will apply from 1 April 2023 are as follows: Rate from April 2023 Annual increase (£) Annual increase (per cent) National Living Wage £10.42 0.92 9.7 21-22 Year Old Rate £10.18 1.00 10.9 18-20 Year Old Rate £7.49 0.66...

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Flexible Working Requests

Are you dealing with flexible working requests correctly? Since the pandemic, employers have reported an increase in the number of flexible working requests that they are receiving. This is no surprise, in a market where candidates are hand picking their employers,...

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Twitter Account

Although a signature on a policy is not a legal requirement for evidencing agreement, it will be acceptable evidence in any tribunal proceedings that an employee has read and understood a policy. An employment tribunal has ruled that a train driver who posted...

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