HR & Employment Law Insights

The number of vacancies in the UK is at its highest since the beginning of the pandemic and the unemployment rate has dropped slightly. It's great to finally see positive recruitment and business progression after an uncertain 15 months of restrictions. As the economy...

Holiday Planning is an integral aspect of HR. It’s not just an annual leave request traffic jam you need to avoid this summer, there are also many other constraints you need to consider and plan for. This includes, employees having to quarantining unexpectedly after...

An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) are employee benefit programmes offered by many employers. EAP are intended to help employees deal with personal problems that might adversely impact their work performance, health and wellbeing. Furthermore, EAP generally...

After making temporary changes to the Right to Work Scheme in March 2020, the Government announced that these changes will end this year. They originally expected these changes to be made from 17th May 2021 but thankfully after considering the current restrictions in...

With the pandemic affecting businesses around the globe, ‘Fire and Rehire’ has unfortunately become more common. In addition, many employees are being asked to reapply for their jobs and receiving different terms in return. The Trades Union Congress has reported that...

Now more than ever, businesses are focusing on ways to improve health and safety in the workplace. We think working with an Occupational Health Nurse is one of the most beneficial ways to improve and maintain health. This is because they have specialised training in...

After a long legal battle, the supreme court ruled on Friday 19th February 2021 that Uber’s drivers are workers and NOT self-employed. In addition, The Uber ruling means that drivers are now entitled to rights under the Employment Rights Act 1996. This includes...

We’re now seeing more of our clients learning how to onboard new staff remotely, and we’ve gone through this too in the last 5 months.  I read an article last week that businesses with a good on-boarding process will improve new hire retention by 82%.  It’s therefore...

In the tumultuous year of 2020, the entire world grappled with unprecedented challenges. The relentless spread of the Covid-19 virus brought about constant shifts in restrictions and an aura of uncertainty that loomed over all aspects of life. Naturally, this global...

Can I force my employees to get the Covid-19 vaccine? With the race to get people vaccinated well underway, we’ve already had some questions from clients. The most popular question is if they can force employees to have the Covid-19 vaccine. This is new territory and...

We welcomed Pauline to the team in August and she’s already made a positive impact with our clients. As an HR Consultant in West Lothian, Pauline helps our clients with all things HR. This includes redundancy, managing performance, absence, discipline and grievance,...

We’re proud of our Social Impact as we do a lot to support our wider communities. We often get asked what makes us different, and that’s difficult to define. We want to be different by combining competitively priced services, a client-first approach and an ethical,...

We provide outsourced HR support and employment law advice for small business owners in the UK. I was recently asked the question from a prospective client: What’s the difference between HR Consultant and Employment Lawyer? This was from a business owner who was...