by Karen Wellings | May 19, 2022 | Case Studies, Employees, Uncategorized
With the recent news that the number of vacancies is now greater than the number of unemployed, You cant change the causes of a recruitment crisis. Maybe employee retention can ease the problem. Employees who feel valued at work are happier, perform better and are...
by Kieron Hill | Feb 24, 2022 | Employee Contracts, Employees, Holidays
The seemingly endless legal battles over holiday pay and the gig economy continue. The court of appeal recently massively increased the risks employers face if they label people as contractors, when in fact they are employee. There have been a number of cases where...
by Kieron Hill | Nov 5, 2021 | Employees
We have recently seen an upsurge in staff having significant amounts of sick leave for reasons associated with mental health, and this has started to negatively affect the company, their work and put additional pressure on their colleagues who have to do extra work...
by James Kinsella | Sep 13, 2021 | Dismissal, Employees
It’s always difficult to implement changes into an employee’s contract. For example, allowing them to work flexible hours can be quite taxing if there is a lack of cover. But if the employee is a long serving staff member, who is loyal and brings in clients, an...
by Kieron Hill | Sep 8, 2021 | Employees
I was out on a Freshwalks event in Derbyshire last Friday and met up with someone who worked in digital marketing. We talked about the gender gap in tech jobs and how few women worked in that sector. It set me thinking about my own experience in the sector. In...
by Kieron Hill | Jul 22, 2021 | Employee Contracts, Employees
From April 2020 an obligation was placed on employers to issue a statement of main terms of employment (contract in lay terms) on the first day of employment. This carried some risk should a claim be made to a tribunal. Despite this, we are still aware that some...
