IR35 Overview and HR Implications
HR Solutions Webinar: Coronavirus: Advice and Guidance for Employers With the changes to IR35 extending to the private sector in April 2020, we discuss the implications of these changes, as well as how to review your exposure to these changes. In addition, we discuss strategies as to how to retain the access to the skilled […]
Female banker wins gender discrimination case
A female city banker has won her case for gender discrimination, harassment and unequal pay. Ms Macken sued the London office of the French bank BNP Paribas for £4m claiming she was paid hundreds of thousands of pounds less than a male colleague. The financial product manager claimed she was paid considerably less than her […]
Coronavirus Advice and Guidance for Employers
HR Solutions Webinar:Coronavirus: Advice and Guidance for Employers HR Solutions present this short 25 minute webinar to discuss the latest advice to employers about coronavirus (Covid-19) and give you essential steps you can take to manage the impact on your business. Watch this webinar recording on demand and get the information you need to be […]
How talent acquisition is transforming traditional recruitment
At a time when businesses in the UK are desperately looking for talented staff to hit the ground running, industries are facing a chronic skills gap. Research from the Inclusionary Leadership Group predicts that the nationwide talent shortage will reach 23 million workers by 2020. To survive in the modern market place, businesses need to […]
Managing Home Workers: The Use of HR Information Systems
HR Solutions Webinar:Managing Home Workers: The Use of HR Information Systems HR Solutions are joined by our guest presenters BreatheHR to talk about the importance of using online HR Information Systems to help manage employees who are working from home, and to support business continuity. There is also a demonstration on the capabilities of Breathe […]
The Digital HR Revolution
The role of HR continues to evolve, as human resources departments are now leading the digital transformation that will be responsible for building the businesses of the future. A new generation of products that have been built around mobile apps, artificial intelligence (AI) and consumer experiences gives HR teams the ability to impact the employee […]
VE Day and Tips on Bank Holiday Entitlement
In 2020 only, the 75th anniversary of VE Day (Victory in Europe Day) will become a bank holiday instead of the usual early May bank holiday. This will enable as many people as possible to take time to celebrate the end of World War Two and to honour and remember the many heroes and sacrifices […]
Over 70% of UK businesses have furloughed their staff
At least 70% of firms in the UK have put their staff on furlough while they wait for the crucial money that will help save jobs. Within the first day of the government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme going live, 185,000 employers submitted claims on behalf of 1.3 million staff, totalling £1.5bn. A study by the […]
HR challenges facing businesses in 2020
A decade ago, hardly anyone had heard of the gig economy and flexible working was a topic only approached with caution. The nine to five was very much the norm and working remotely was still only a dream for most employees. However, there have been huge technological, legislative and cultural changes in the last 10 […]
Managing Home Workers: Practical Tips to Promote Health and Well-being
HR Solutions Webinar:Managing Home Workers: Practical Tips to Promote Health and Wellbeing Watch this HR Solutions webinar recording, where we discuss practical tips on how to promote the health and well-being of employees working from home. We are supported by our guest presenter Health Matters a leading provider of Employee Assistance Programmes. This is an […]
Managing Home Workers: Working From Home and Winning
HR Solutions Webinar: Managing Home Workers: Working From Home and Winning The coronavirus epidemic has brought about a time of extraordinary change and uncertainty for small businesses and their employees. In this webinar we are joined by Stefan Wissenbach from Engagement Multiplier who presents on how to help your home workers to be truly engaged […]
Job Retention Scheme Portal – Claiming for Furlough
HMRC have announced that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) portal is now live, from Monday 20th April, with the first payments being made up to 10 days later. We are expecting the portal to be busy for the first few days as many businesses will be accessing it to get their claim started. There […]
HR challenges and opportunities for SMEs
The 5.9 million small to medium sized enterprises (SME) in the UK, face challenges including managing cash flow, generating new business, creating an effective marketing strategy and effectively managing HR issues. Current concerns about the Brexit transition, a national skills shortage and uncertainty over employee status are all added pressures for small business owners and […]
5 HR trends to look out for in 2020
During the last decade, the scope of HR has expanded and evolved alongside advances in technology, changes in the way organisations function, how teams are managed and how employees set their expectation regarding work. As human resources embark on a new decade, HR must focus more on the human element of human resources and people […]
Boosting your business finances
We have teamed up with Nordens Chartered accountants to deliver a webinar on Boosting your business finances. We know that cash flow within businesses is more important than ever at the moment, there so many ways that you can make sure that you are doing what you need to
Good Work Plan: Contractual Changes and Implementation
HR Solutions Webinar: Good Work Plan: Contractual Changes and Implementation In this webinar, HR Solutions review the Good Work Plan that has been published on the back of the Taylor Review, and the key elements of legislation that impact on the need to make contractual and policy changes. Further HR Guidance and Support For more […]
Carol Ann Guilford, Director of HR Consultancy – Retirement
Today, 31st March 2020, marks a significant date in the development of HR Solutions as Carol Guilford retires from the company that she created back in 2001. In June 2001 Carol left British American Racing F1 to launch HR Solutions and immediately built an impressive client list; seeing the business go from strength to strength […]
Virtual Employment Law Seminar | March 2020
Due to recent events in relation to coronavirus, we presented our Employment Law Seminar virtually in March this year. Throughout the webinar we aimed to make it interactive through audience participation in questions and answers and polls. We discussed all current and future employment law topics including: Current Issues – Coronavirus, IR35, Jack’s Law, Good Work […]
Virtual Employment Law Seminar
HR Solutions Webinar:Virtual Employment Law Seminar Due to recent events in relation to coronavirus, we presented our Employment Law Seminar virtually in March this year. Throughout the webinar we aimed to make it interactive through audience participation in questions and answers and polls. We discussed all current and future employment law topics including: Current Issues – […]
Guidance on Support for Businesses
The World Health Organisation has declared the Coronavirus as a global pandemic due to the spread of the disease in multiple countries around the world at the same time. The Government have imposed travel restrictions, large scale quarantine and social distancing measures – the impact which the spread of this virus and its implications, is going to have on business across the […]
