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Chepstow
Monmouthshire
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For more than 10 years we have provided companies of all sizes and in a variety of sectors with uncomplicated, innovative and affordable human resources advice and on-site support ensuring that your people are an asset to your company and not a liability.
With the National Minimum Wage (NMW) now almost fifteen years old, and with another increase pending on 1st April 2017 HMRC have issued a list of the most elaborate excuses they've been given by employers for not paying the appropriate rates:
Two significant cases are being heard the Supreme Court over the next couple of days and although we’re unlikely to hear the outcome of each for several months, they are certainly worthy of mention.
Read MoreThanks to our anti-virus software provider Bitdefender for the following update.
With more than 4 billion records exposed, 2019 hit a milestone in cybercrime. It’s hard to keep track of the daily flood of security and data breaches, so here we lay out some of the more significant ones that may have affected you or your family last year.
Read MoreYou may have seen in recent news reports that ‘Ethical Veganism’ has been accepted by an Employment Tribunal as being a recognised and therefore protected philosophical belief for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010 and as such, ethical vegans can not be treated less favourably by their employer because of their belief.
Read MoreAs 2019 draws to a close, we thought we’d take a few minutes to outline the planned changes to employment law in 2020 and the Government’s intentions within this term following the recent general election.
Read MoreThe Labour party has published its manifest for the 12 December 2019 general election; key manifesto pledges are:
Read MoreWe’re regularly hearing from our clients about how challenging it is for them to find good candidates to fill vacant roles and that it’s now not uncommon for candidates to reject their offers of employment.
Read MoreA recent study by Willis Towers Watson, one of the country’s largest providers of employee healthcare and risk management services has highlighted a number of interesting challenges for employers:
Read MoreThe Labour Party is today announcing plans to create a Ministry for Employment Rights, along with a Workers' Protection Agency to enforce those rights, in what would be substantial repositioning of employment and trade union law.
Read MoreWe’re delighted to announce that from the beginning of October, we’ll be collaborating with the Barclays Eagle Lab in Cardiff, giving HR advice and guidance to their resident start-up businesses.
Read MoreOne of the essential HR policies that we advise all companies to have is a policy on ‘Alcohol at Work’, covering what is and isn’t allowed and also the consequences of non-compliance. The following statistics, taken from the Willis Towers Watson Employee Health, Wellbeing and Benefits Barometer 2019, are cause for significant concern for most employers:
Read MoreWith temperatures outside souring to 30 degrees and more, we’ve had an increased number of enquiries around how hot it has to be before employees can complain about their working conditions. The following information from ACAS may be helpful when deciding what you may be able to do in your workplace to make working conditions more bearable.
Read MoreAs Pride month comes to an end, a survey of over 4,000 workers by YouGov for LinkedIn and UK Black Pride identified a pay gap of 16% between straight and LGBT+ workers, equivalent to £6,703 per annum before tax.
Read MoreA serious accident or worse, a death in the workplace would be most employer’s worst nightmare and yet most employers don’t plan for how to deal with these eventualities should they happen.
Read MoreWith ever-increasing pressures on our lives, trying to balance the competing demands of our work, personal and family lives can be very difficult, frustrating, time-consuming and even expensive. Help is available via an Employee Assistance Programme …
Read MoreOur April 2019 Employment Law Update summarises the changes to employment law, including changes to the National Minimum and Living Wage and statutory rates that take effect from the beginning of April 2019.
Read MoreWomen over the age of 50 are now one of the fastest growing segments of the workforce, and most will go through the menopause during their working lives; sadly many won’t be able to meet their full potential unless they get the right support from their employer …
Read MoreModern slavery is real and is happening all around us. We can all play a part in stamping out exploitation by knowing what to look out for and reporting any concerns to the Modern Slavery Helpline.
Read MoreWhen presented with a Fit-Note by an employee, keep the following things in mind …
Read MoreWe recently came across an article entitled ‘How Millennials want to Live and Work’. It’s key findings were that there are six functional changes that ‘Millennials’ now want. These are ….
Read MoreAge discrimination, apart from in very limited circumstances, is unlawful. It will create problems and upset within an organisation. In many cases, employers unintentionally discriminate because they are unfamiliar with the law.
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