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How Exit Interviews Can Help Employee Retention
Exit interviews can be an invaluable source of insight for HR, which can be used to make organisational improvements and ultimately improve employee retention. Employers clearly recognise the value of
Employment Case Law Update April 2021
Read on for our monthly digest for employers on upcoming employment law changes and key employment cases that have recently been decided. COVID health & safety unfair dismissal Rodgers
Health & Safety Unfair Dismissal
A return to the workplace for many staff may raise health and safety concerns in light of the ongoing pandemic. In some cases, employees may even refuse to return to
How to Write a Redundancy Letter
Employers have to act fairly and lawfully when making employees redundant. Communication with affected employees will be critical as you move through the redundancy process, to update employees, meet your
Pre-Employment Overseas Criminal Record Checks
Carrying out pre-employment checks for migrant workers can not only be crucial to ensuring that you are hiring someone trustworthy and reliable, but in ensuring that your chosen candidate is
IR35 Changes (Off Payroll Working Rules)
IR35 changes took effect on 6 April 2021, impacting how private sector organisations engage contractors for off-payroll working. The latest reforms were due to go live on 6 April 2020
Automatically Unfair Dismissal
It is a common misconception that an employee can be dismissed without the need to provide a fair reason and follow a fair process, as long as they have not
Statutory Employment Payments Changes 2021-2022
Changes have now taken effect relating to statutory employment payments. Employers must ensure they have taken action to ensure compliance, including reviewing and updating policies and documents, and adjusting statutory
How to Develop a Redundancy Matrix
To avoid unfair dismissal claims, employers are required to follow a lawful redundancy process at each stage, including the redundancy selection procedure. Provided there is a genuine redundancy situation, the
Employment Case Law Update March 2021
Read on for our monthly digest for employers on upcoming employment law changes and key employment cases that have recently been decided. Equal pay Asda Stores Ltd v Brierley
Offering Voluntary Redundancy
Employers should consider all workforce options before pursuing compulsory redundancies. This includes offering voluntary redundancy. As a way to reduce headcount, ‘self selection’ for redundancy can bring a number of
Short Time Working (Employer Guidance)
Short time working is when you reduce the hours of some or all of your employees, or pay them less than half a week’s pay. This could be during periods
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