How to avoid 5 common recruitment mistakes
Businesses are failing to hire the right candidate for two out of five roles, according to a report by the Recruitment & Employment Confederation. Recruitment is an expensive and time-consuming part of running a business, but a bad hire can be even more costly. A poor hire at middle management level on a salary of […]
HMRC off-payroll working rules
The HMRC off-payroll working rules apply where a worker provides services through an intermediary, such as their own personal services company. The rules are designed to make sure that workers, who would be employees if they were providing their services directly to the client, pay the same tax and National Insurance as those employed directly […]
Employment tribunal awards 2019
In an employment tribunal case, a Claimant (i.e. employee or worker) is the person who brings the claim against the Respondent (the individual or organisation responding to the claim i.e. the employer). If the Claimant is successful in his or her claim, the Employment Judge has the power to make a financial award to the […]
Managing long term sickness absence
Following a fair procedure when managing sickness absence When you are managing long-term sickness absence at what point do you have to make the decision that the employee is potentially unfit to return? You have to remember that if someone has been off sick for a long time they are deemed to be incapable to […]
Personal relationships at work
Personal relationships at work which may affect employers can include those between spouses, civil partners, common-law partners, family members (fathers, sons, sisters, brothers) and others. The type of relationship can include very close friendships, sexual relationships, close family members and commercial relationships. Many organisations employ staff with family connections. Also, as we spend more time […]
Case Law: Mulberry wins discrimination claim
Mulberry wins discrimination claim as copyright protection is found not to be a philosophical belief Gray v Mulberry (EWCA) The employee was a Marketing Support Assistant for Mulberry, the luxury goods company. In this role she had access to Mulberry’s designs before they were launched. She signed an employment contract but refused to sign an additional […]
Workplace Law transfer of work to HR Solutions
HR Solutions has won a deal that will see Cambridge-based International Workplace Limited (IWL) transfer work to our HR consultancy business. The deal has been valued at £90,000 and will see IWL transfer the work delivered under its Workplace Law brand to HR Solutions. This new agreement will see IWL transfer 14 clients and contracts […]
Grievances – Top HR Tips
HR Solutions Webinar:Grievances – Top HR Tips In this webinar recording, which you can watch on demand, HR Solutions give some valuable tips and run through a checklist of key things that every manager can get right to help ensure a grievance is handled properly. Grievances are concerns, problems or complaints that employees raise with […]
Brexit HR and Employment Law – Where Are We Now?!
31 October 2019: Brexit Day? It’s October 2019 and Brexit is still in progress. On the 10 April 2019, at a meeting of the European Council, the UK and EU27 agreed to extend Article 50 until 31 October 2019. The House Of Commons briefing paper ‘Brexit Timeline: events leading to the UK’s exit from […]
Council ordered to reinstate wrongly sacked manager
Camden Council has been ordered by a tribunal to reemploy a former manager and pay him £100,618 after a failed attempt to sack him. Mr Thornhill was a street lighting and drainage manager and had worked at the council for 37 years until he was sacked for mishandling a procurement process. However, the manager was […]
Vegetarianism is not a philosophical belief under the Equality Act, but Veganism may be
Conisbee v Crossley Farms and others In this case, the employee (claimant) had been employed at Crossley Farms as a Waiter/Barman from April 2018 until he resigned on 30 August 2018 shortly after being called ‘gay’ because he was a vegetarian. The employee did not have qualifying service to claim ordinary unfair or constructive dismissal, […]
HR Solutions secures contract with local charity
Photo: Claudia Slabon, Chief Executive at Service Six with Alex Butt, HR Consultant at HR Solutions. HR tender HR Solutions has secured a contract with Service Six, a Wellingborough-based charity that provides free support to children, young people, adults, families and communities in the East Midlands. Service Six appointed HR Solutions after publishing a post […]
Protecting Your Business’s Prized Assets, its People
Flexible Working – understanding your employer obligations
Modern working practices are moving toward the ever-increasing trend of flexible working. Major job search websites are reporting that key words linked to ‘flexibility’ are now common search criteria used by applicants. There have even been a number of government consultations that discuss the possibility of requiring employers to give more flexibility in the future, […]
Fixed Fee Recruitment
We know how important it is to recruit the right people in the right places – and how much time that process can take. Our Fixed Fee Recruitment service will manage your hiring process from start to finish and ensure that you only have to deal with the most serious applicants. The Fixed Fee Recruitment […]
Flexible Working – Understanding Your Employer Obligations
HR Solutions Webinar:Flexible Working – Understanding Your Employer Obligations Modern working practices are moving toward the ever increasing trend of flexible working. Indeed we know that flexibility is now a common search criteria for job hunters. There have even been a number of government consultations which discuss the possibility of requiring employers to give more […]
What happens to data protection if there is no Brexit deal?
Guidance has been released which provides clarity on the extent to which processing personal data will continue to be governed by the EU GDPR. This data protection guidance clarifies that, after Brexit, the UK would be able to continue to send information to countries belonging to the EU. However, arrangements would need to be put […]
Voluntary overtime and holiday pay calculations
Regular voluntary overtime should be included in holiday pay calculations. In the case ‘East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust v Flowers EWCA’, the Court of Appeal upheld the decision that for the purposes of calculating holiday pay, under the Working Time Directive (WTD), voluntary overtime pay should have been taken into account. The Working […]
Great big coffee morning, or tea if you prefer!
It’s the second year running that HR Solutions hosted a Great Big Coffee Morning in support of Macmillan Cancer. Thanks to everyone who baked, ate and donated to this great cause, we raised £374.25 in 2018 and £231.15 in 2019. [Updated 2019 October] Join our Great Big Coffee Morning – all are welcome! Date: […]
VE Day Bank Holiday 2020
Next year only, the 75th anniversary of VE Day (Victory in Europe Day), will become a bank holiday instead of the usual early May bank holiday. The decision was made by the UK Government in order to enable as many people as possible to take time to celebrate the end of World War Two and to […]
