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Top Tips – How to Approach a Difficult C...
Part of being an employer is having difficult conversations with your staff. It's never easy whethe...
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Managing strikes in the workplace
Strikes are becoming the norm. Different trade unions have decided to take industrial action to get ...
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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
If you work with hazardous substances, or in extreme temperatures, you’ve probably heard the term PP...
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Dispute Resolution
No matter the size of your business, effectively resolving disputes is an important skill. There are...
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Are Computer Screens Destroying Your Eye...
According to one study, as many as 90% of people who work at computer screens in the UK have symptom...
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Emergency Response Planning
No matter what your workplace is, you must ensure that you have an emergency response plan in place....
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Carer’s leave
The government has confirmed that under the Carer’s Leave Act 2023, employees with care responsibili...
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Accommodating Ramadan in the Workplace
Ramadan is the Islamic holy month of fasting, next beginning on 11 March, and is observed by Muslims...
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Everything you need to know about RIDDOR
Every employer has a legal obligation to present a healthy and secure workplace environment. By adhe...
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Seasonal Labor Management: Agriculture
In the UK, seasonal workers play a vital role in agriculture, handling tasks from crop harvesting to...
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Racial Discrimination at Work
Racial Discrimination and legislation There are various pieces of legislation to do with racial dis...
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One in Five Eateries Failing to meet Foo...
A new investigation by the consumer group Which? has revealed that one in every five eateries in the...
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EAP in the Workplace
With challenges and uncertainty taking place in the UK and across the globe, your employees may well...
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Health & Safety in the Kitchen
The majority of workplaces have a break area or a kitchen where staff can prepare lunches and eat fo...
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Flexible Working (Amendment) Regulations...
Regulations confirm the removal of the 26-week service requirement from 6 April 2024 From April 202...
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When Allergens Turn Deadly - Food Allerg...
A Food Allergy is an immune system reaction that occurs soon after eating certain foods. Around 2 m...
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Supporting Employees’ Dietary Diversity
It may seem simple at first glance, but for many employers, being inclusive of employees’ dietary re...
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Managing the Health & Safety of Sedentar...
Sedentary lifestyles are commonplace among office workers, but to make matters worse, a large portio...
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How can I improve my HR?
What is the role of HR in the workplace and what are the duties and responsibilities of human resour...
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The Interview Process
The interview process is understandably a nerve-wracking experience for interviewees and interviewer...
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Employer's Duty of Care
As an employer, you have responsibilities for your staff. This includes ensuring their wellbeing and...
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What is a Critical Incident Report at Wo...
You have a duty of care to your employees, which means you’re required to take all necessary precaut...
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Shift Pattern Change Laws
It doesn’t matter how rigid your employment contracts are, employees can still request changes to th...
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Understanding the Changes to UK Holiday ...
The case of Harpur Trust v Brazel has significantly impacted UK holiday entitlement laws, leading to...
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ACAS (Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitra...
As an employer, there is a good chance that you will run into conflict between yourself and an emplo...
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LOLER - An Overview
LOLER is an Acronym for Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998. This is a set of...
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What is Salary Benchmarking?
If you work in HR, you would no doubt have heard about salary benchmarking. But what exactly is it? ...
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Health and Safety Tips for Employers
It's an employer's job to ensure the safety of their employees and anyone who visits their premises....
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Ethnicity Pay Gap
Unlike the gender and executive pay gaps, it’s not a legal requirement to report on the ethnicity pa...
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Celebrate Black History Month UK at Work...
Business leaders like you might be wondering how to best recognise Black History Month this October....
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Sex Discrimination
Sexual discrimination can be difficult to root out in organisations. Especially when it’s not obviou...
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The Building Safety Act 2022
The Building Safety Act 2022 brings several measures intended to make buildings and residents safer....
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Health & Safety Audits
Health and Safety audits and inspections are vital to the wellbeing of your workforce. The HSE stat...
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How to prevent Middle Management Burnout
Often when we talk about employee burnout, we don't think about managers. But as an employer, you ar...
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Health and Safety Inspections and RAAC
We’ve all seen the news recently with hundreds of school buildings up and down the country being tol...
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Tackling Loneliness in your Workforce
Loneliness within your workplace can have a significant impact on workplace wellbeing, your employee...
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Training Agreement
As an employer you want your employees to reach their full potential. The more productive and engage...
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Employment Tribunal
For employers, going to employment tribunals can be scary, time-consuming and stressful. And that’s ...
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Zero Hour Contracts: An Employer's Guide
As demands by unions intensify for a ban on zero-hours contracts, you may well be scrambling to chec...
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Who is Responsible for Health & Safety i...
Employers often wish to distance themselves from health and safety responsibilities. Accidents and ...
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What is a Disciplinary Hearing?
From time to time, your business can face situations where an employee’s behaviour breaches your rul...
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Common health and safety policy mistakes...
In the UK if you have five or more employees, you are required to have a health and safety policy in...
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Work Uniforms: Employer's Guide
There are many reasons to implement a dress code at work. You may need to do it for the safety of y...
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6 Ways to Improve Health and Safety Enga...
The health and safety of your employees should be at the top of your management priority list, no ma...
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Unlawful Deduction of Wages
If you make deductions to an employee’s salary, they may make an unlawful deduction from wages claim...
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Data Protection
While members of the public may have access to specific information, certain pieces are confidential...
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What should employers consider for e-bik...
Many businesses like yours are implementing schemes to improve sustainability, people have started t...
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Constructive Dismissal
Sometimes it can be complicated trying to understand constructive dismissal. When an employee resign...
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How to Combat Poor Housekeeping
Slips, trips and falls remain the highest cause of workplace injuries reported to the HSE—31% of the...
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How to Reduce Slips, Trips & Falls in Yo...
Slips and trips are the most common cause of injury at work. On average, they cause 40 per cent of a...
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Drugs & Alcohol in the Workplace
The 2017/18 Crime Survey for England and Wales found that one-third of adults aged 16–59 took illici...
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Lone Working Laws and Health & Safety
If you have lone workers, there are UK employment laws and essential health & safety requirement...
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Employer Rights and Responsibilities in ...
All businesses operating within the UK must follow specific regulations put in place to protect thei...
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What is Capability Dismissal?
Capability dismissal can be a contentious issue and one that often ends up at an employment tribunal...
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Health & Safety in Construction
Staff safety matters in all industries, in all workplaces, and in all roles. However, occupational h...
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Unfair Treatment at Work in the UK
We would like to believe that nobody feels unfairly treated at work, but sadly, this is not the case...
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Written Warnings Guide
Knowing when you need to issue a written warning to a staff member is tricky. It can be an unpleasan...
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Managing Health and Safety for Employees...
The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) describes homeworking as, “a type of flexi...
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Gender Diversity in the Workplace
As an employer, you should be in no doubt aware that gender equality should be a given. Equal opport...
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The Nine Protected Characteristics in UK...
In UK employment law, the Equality Act 2010 identifies nine protected characteristics. In HR, we tal...
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Gender Discrimination in the Workplace
Discrimination in the workplace occurs when you treat an employee less favourably because of a prote...
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Supporting Employees' Mental Health
Mental health is as important as ever. Each week it seems like there's another story in the news ref...
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Breach of Employment Contract
Your employment contracts are legally binding agreements between you (the Employer) and your staff m...
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Accident vs Incident
You may believe all accidents are avoidable, or that they’re inevitable. If you run a business, it ...
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Sexual Orientation Discrimination
Although there have been huge strides in equality in the past few years, discrimination in the workp...
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Understanding the Law on Carrying Over A...
All workers are entitled to take at least 5.6 weeks of leave per leave year. This is pro-rated for p...
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Employee Onboarding Processes
Getting a new employee up to speed with your business can be a daunting process but one that is cruc...
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What is A Private Pension?
A private pension, or personal pension plan, is a money-saving scheme that can be used by your emplo...
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HR Operations: The Business Essential
Running a business of any size can feel like a rollercoaster at times. One week, profitability is up...
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Guide to Employee Performance Improvemen...
If one of your employees is underperforming, it can lead to a tricky conversation where you’ll find ...
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How to Work Out Pro-Rata
You've undoubtedly heard the term ‘pro rata'. But do you know exactly what it means and how to work ...
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A Comprehensive List of Employment Legis...
It is essential that, as an employer, you are knowledgeable about employment legislation and laws. T...
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Redundancy Letter – How to Write It
Whenever you consider making an employee redundant, you need to follow the correct procedure. This m...
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Health and Safety Checklist
The health and safety of your employees should be at the top of your list of priorities. Creating a ...
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Are you ready for the extra bank holiday...
This year the UK will see an extra bank holiday added to the work calendar to celebrate the coronati...
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Benefits of diversity in the workplace
Today, more employers are prioritizing diversity, inclusivity and equality initiatives to help their...
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Case Law Update: Earl Shilton Town Counc...
Permitting unequal access to toilets and toilet facilities between male and female members of staff ...
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What to Expect in HR and Employment Law ...
2022 was a bumper year for HR and employment law headlines. Russia's invasion of Ukraine led to many...
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Case Law Update: Harpur Trust v Brazel 2...
In January 2023, the government launched a consultation with the aim of overturning the effect of th...
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Managing unauthorised leave of absence
Did you know that an unauthorised leave of absence could lead to disciplinary action or a misconduct...
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Case Law Update: Mobbs v Weetabix Limite...
Summary Is a management style that involves humiliation and intimidation ever appropriate? No, an E...
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Redundancy Pay
When an employer needs to make redundancies, there are certain requirements they need to fulfil. Re...
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How to Keep Your Staff Motivated
Keeping your staff motivated can be the key to success for many businesses. If your staff are happy ...
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Overcoming the Hiring Crisis
Any business looking to grow in size will need to rely on talent acquisition. When you’ve perfected ...
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Disability Discrimination at Work
As an employer, you need to understand disability discrimination. Whether you employ disabled staff ...
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HSE Health and Safety Stats for Great Br...
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Britain's regulatory body for workplace health and safety, ha...
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Neonatal pay
Employers have a great deal to consider when an employee becomes a parent. Those who manage staff wi...
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Training and Development
Business owners may be excused for not always prioritising employee training and development. Howeve...
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Small Business Checklist
At Croner, we support thousands of UK businesses with our services. There were over 800,000 new busi...
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Whistleblowing
When a person sees an unlawful situation at work, they may decide to 'blow the whistle' on it. All ...
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Discrimination at Work
Individuals from different backgrounds and with a variety of life experiences make up the modern wor...
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The Five Fair Reasons for Dismissal - A ...
Removing staff from your company can be challenging. if you get it wrong it can be very costly for y...
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Tronc Scheme Compliance
Businesses operating in certain sectors may be impacted by a bill currently making its way through p...
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Recruitment in 2023 - What are Candidate...
It’s been an interesting year for recruitment. 2023 promises to be just as eventful, with jobseekers...
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Do I Need a Sporting Events Policy?
The 2022 World Cup in Qatar begins this week. The longer England stay in the running, the more likel...
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Quiet Firing – Are You Stoking the Flame...
As a recession looms, many employers may be considering cutting down their workforce. While some are...
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Sexual Harassment at Work
Sexual harassment isn't always easy to spot or remove in a business. But, every employer has a duty ...
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How to Make Team Building Less Awkward
When you look at team building through the lens of HR and health & safety, there are very few ac...
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Perceptive Discrimination - An HR Guide
Did you know that an employee doesn’t have to have a protected characteristic to claim discriminatio...
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CV Fraud can be Prosecuted – When Should...
In August 2022, a chief executive was ordered to pay back part of his salary after falsifying his Ph...
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How to Attract the Right Talent and Meet...
In the current employment market, it can be difficult to get the people you need. Many businesses fe...
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Remote Working Bias – “The Zoom Ceiling”
Working remotely can present barriers to progression. Not quite a ceiling, more of a screen, the ter...
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Could Paternity Leave be Extended?
A recent survey of 2,000 senior UK decision makers found that nearly half supported extending statut...
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Acceptance of Resignation Letter
When an employee quits their job, resignation letter acceptance is more crucial to business success ...
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HR's Role in Future-Proofing Your Busine...
What is HR's Role in Future-Proofing Your Business? No matter the size of your company, HR (Human R...
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Verbal Warning at Work
From time to time, your employees may break the rules so you may need to issue a verbal warning at w...
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Vicarious Liability
From time to time, employees may make a mistake at work and employers could be held liable for it. ...
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Shared Parental Leave
Shared parental leave (SPL) is a useful tool to help reduce your organisation’s gender pay gap, as w...
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Case Law Update: Kong v Gulf Internation...
The Court of Appeal has upheld a decision where an employer successfully defended a claim for automa...
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Time off for Dependants
Emergencies happen. When they do, your employees might need to take time off. As an employer, you’ll...
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Fit For Work - What You Need To Know
According to the NHS, in the first month of 2022, 539,300 business days were lost due to mental heal...
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Constructive Dismissal Examples
In a previous article, we defined constructive dismissal and explained how to avoid it. In this arti...
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Toilet Breaks at Work
As an employer, it's nearly impossible to track how many times employees take 'loo breaks' per day. ...
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Grievance Procedures in the UK
Your working environment consists of individuals from different backgrounds, with unique life experi...
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Payslips - An Expert Guide
If you’re a growing business, you’ll have registered for PAYE and be handing out payslips each month...
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Case Law Update: Football Team Support -...
The Employment Tribunal has ruled that support for a football club (in this case, Rangers) is not ta...
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Do Small Businesses Need Contracts?
Small businesses, like large businesses, need to provide their staff with employment contracts. Do t...
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The Pound Falls – Pay Rises
Following the mini-budget, or the fiscal event, the pound hit an all-time low against the dollar. W...
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Pet Bereavement Leave - What is HR's Dut...
“My employee is asking to take time off work following the death of their pet – do I have to let the...
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Smoking Breaks at Work
Employees are not automatically entitled to take a smoke break during the working day, and you are l...
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Queen State Funeral Bank Holiday – Are E...
The news of her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s death rocked the UK and the world. Now, as we enter a p...
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Can You Sack Someone Without Warning?
Termination of an employee’s contract is, sadly, a part of running a business. Not only is it a diff...
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Soft Skills
Employees with all the technical knowledge necessary for a job may still fail in a role because of t...
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Is The Cost of Living Crisis Pushing Peo...
As the cost of living crisis worsens, and the colder months creep ever closer, some staff are consid...
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When & How to Use Additional Days Off as...
An extra day off as a staff benefit might sound like an employer’s worst nightmare. In certain circu...
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The Benefits of Outsourcing Health & Saf...
Outsourcing is a big decision, so it's important you consider all factors before committing to any a...
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Communication in the Workplace
Is to key success in business communication, which is why the right to workplace important get. Fai...
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Summer Holidays 2022 – An Employer’s Gui...
The school summer holidays are in full swing. Employees with children will likely want time off duri...
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5 Top Tips on Boosting Employee Producti...
Maintaining a productive workforce is crucial to the ongoing success of your company. Here are five ...
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Quiet Quitting – Disengagement or Health...
48 hours a week as standard. Plus overtime. Oh, and you’re expected to answer your phone on the week...
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What is a Flexible Working Policy?
As business are increasingly adopting more agile working methods, your HR department may need to rev...
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10 Common Employee Conduct Issues & How ...
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Restrictive Covenants
If an important employee leaves your business, you might have concerns about them working for a comp...
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Is Maximum Workplace Temperature Legisla...
Following the Great British Heat Wave, many employees (and employers) across the country are asking ...
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How to Fire Someone Without Them Hating ...
Letting someone go is tough. Doing it nicely is even harder. In this article we ask the question: “...
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Summer Issues for Employers
With longer days and higher temperatures, summer is likely an exciting time for both you and your em...
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Uber Files - Key Learnings on Workplace ...
A recent leak of 124,000 records from Uber brings several issues to light. There is a lot to cover, ...
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Case Law Update: Forstater v CGD Europe
The case of Forstater v CGD Europe is a long and complex one. It has gone from employment tribunal (...
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Managing Mass Resignations
I’m confident there is at least one person in the UK who needs advice on this matter right now. As ...
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Education in 2022 – An Employment Law Pe...
What issues are HR departments facing in schools in the UK this year? In this article, we’ll break ...
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Grievance at Work
If an employee wants to raise a grievance at work, you must take it seriously. Whether you think it'...
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Case Law Update: Discrimination & Constr...
An employment tribunal has upheld a claim for indirect sex discrimination and constructive unfair di...
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Managing Expenses - Top Tips for Employe...
Whether you’re self-employed or run a limited company, employee expenses and business expenses are a...
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What are my Health & Safety Responsibili...
Every employer has a duty of care towards their employees—but how far does that duty extend? When t...
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How Does HR Help a Company Succeed?
Often overlooked. Frequently underutilised. Yet absolutely essential to business success. Human Reso...
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Cost of Living – How Can Employers Help?
Maybe it’s the rise in national insurance (NI) contributions. Or, it might be the rocketing energy p...
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How to Tackle Gender Diversity in Male D...
Despite the fact several industries have closed the gender gap, there are still many sectors that ar...
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How to Deal With Strikes
At the time of writing, Britain is currently experiencing the biggest rail strike action in thirty y...
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Early Conciliation Guide
When working in a large organisation or within a big team, there’s bound to be some disagreements or...
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Employee Stuck Overseas? Here Are Your O...
Last week, thousands of British citizens were stuck abroad due to airline chaos after the bank holid...
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Internal Recruitment
Your current workforce is your most valuable asset. Your employees are vital to the success of your ...
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Case Law Update: Harassment & Working Ho...
An employment tribunal has found that a police officer was the victim of harassment and victimisatio...
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Staff Training – What, When, Why, and Ho...
Staff training is key to employee development and progression. If you want your workforce to succeed...
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Hiring Regret – Your Options
Recent research shows that business regret almost half of the new hires they make. If you’ve found ...
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Staff Performance - Management & Reviews
Your people are your greatest asset. They are what makes your business profitable and successful. By...
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Employing Ukrainian Refugees - Part Thre...
A Ukrainian national who hasn’t applied for permission to stay in the UK doesn’t have a right to wor...
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What is Constructive Dismissal Compensat...
Constructive dismissal compensation, sometimes referred to as “unfair dismissal compensation”, is th...
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How do I Respond to an Employee Watching...
The recent case of Conservative MP Neil Parish, who was caught watching pornography in the House of ...
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What Does Pro-Rata Mean?
Pro rata is short for ‘proportional’, which is ‘in proportion to’ or ‘a portion of’ an overall value...
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Jubilee Bank Holiday - Are Employees Ent...
Two bank holiday weekends have come and gone. The platinum jubilee is on the horizon. For employees ...
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Case Law Update: Resignation & Terminati...
The Employment Appeal Tribunal was asked to consider whether or not the claimant was dismissed by th...
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HR - Top Tips from Croner Advisors
We asked our advisors to address some of the most common queries they receive via our advice lines. ...
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Unfair Dismissal Compensation
An employment tribunal will award unfair dismissal compensation to your employee (or ex-employee) if...
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Employing Ukrainian Refugees - Part Two:...
So, you’ve decided to employ a Ukrainian national, but have concerns about integrating them into the...
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Managing Sickness Absence Without COVID ...
All COVID rules were scrapped in England on 24th February 2022. But COVID is still present today. T...
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Employing Ukrainian Refugees - Part One:...
In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, many UK businesses have stepped up to help. Marks &...
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How to Deal With Employee Victimisation
How do you deal with victimisation at work, as an employer? This type of mistreatment in the workpla...
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Suspended With Pay – When, Why, How
If you have an employee suspended from work with pay, you must have grounds to do so. The suspension...
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Redundancy Notice Period
Resorting to redundancy to restructure your business, change location, or reduce costs involves lega...
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P&O Redundancies - Three Key Takeaways
Branded one of the most “shameful acts in the history of British industrial relations”, the P&O ...
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Automatic Unfair Dismissal – A Croner Gu...
Usually, an employee needs two years of continuous employment to claim unfair dismissal. However, un...
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The Good Work Plan - Two Years Later
The Good Work Plan was deemed the ‘biggest shake ups of employment law in a generation’. In April 2...
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Case Law Update: Mandatory Vaccines, Dis...
An employment tribunal recently ruled on a case of contractual vaccination requirement & unfair ...
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Quick Guide to Reporting Your Gender Pay...
With little time left to gather data, create your report, and publish it, we thought we’d keep it sn...
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Why Sleep is Essential to Mental Health...
One of the pillars to optimal health and wellbeing—sleep is an essential bodily function. Without it...
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Case Law Update: Dementia & Disability D...
An Employment Tribunal has found that an older employee with dementia was: Constructively dismiss...
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Wrongful Dismissal
Understanding employment law on wrongful dismissal in the UK will spare you not only unnecessary hea...
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Cycle to Work Scheme Explained
Through the Cycle to Work scheme, UK companies can support staff to hire and use bicycles for their ...
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How to Support Women in Management in th...
Supporting women in leadership could make your company a very desirable workplace. With the Great Re...
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Talent Crisis – Is Reskilling the Way Fo...
With staff coming and going in many industries across the UK, lots of businesses are focusing on rec...
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Employment Law Changes – April 2022
2022 is the year when lockdown fully eased in England. With everyone focusing on the remaining restr...
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Compassionate Leave – A Croner Guide
Dealing with serious illness or death in the family will affect most adults during their working lif...
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Four Day Working Week – The UK’s First T...
Back in 2021, Croner took a look at some of the pros and cons of a four-day working week. Now it is ...
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Case Law Update: Discrimination, Charact...
In a decision on unfair dismissal, the Employment Tribunal (ET) had to consider the following: Was ...
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Self-Isolation & Other COVID Updates – 2...
The Prime Minister’s announcement marks an end for COVID restrictions in England. For some, this is ...
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Direct Discrimination in the Workplace
Did you know that direct discrimination can occur as early as the interview stage in employment? Whe...
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Candidates - Choosing Correctly During t...
Businesses across the UK are facing one of the biggest staffing shortages in living memory. When loc...
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Post Office Scandal – What Companies Nee...
Between 2000 and 2014, more than 700 Post Office operators faced wrongful prosecution for theft, fra...
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Way to Work: A Fresh Start or a Bad Idea...
Getting people into jobs should be a good step forward for the unemployed and for companies that nee...
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Break Entitlement for 8-Hour Shifts
As an employer, you should be aware that your employees are entitled to breaks while working. The la...
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Indirect Discrimination in the Workplace
How do you best avoid discriminating against somebody? The first thought that comes to mind tends to...
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Top Tips: Managing Valentine’s Day in th...
Valentine’s Day. It’s the only holiday based solely on emotion, and—as you can imagine—that can lead...
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Highway Code Changes 2022 - What They Me...
The recent Highway Code changes, applicable since January 29th, 2022, don’t only affect the transpor...
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Burden of Proof in Employment Tribunal C...
Before making a claim in a tribunal, an individual needs to prove they have a case. The burden of pr...
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Almost half of HR leaders in the UK cited employee turnover and retention as their top challenge.[1]...
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[Mythbuster] Halloween is a Nightmare fo...
For many employers, Halloween is a nightmare—not just because of the costumes, but because of the po...
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Mental Health Day: How to Improve Your W...
Today marks World Mental Health Day: a day to raise awareness, and reflect on what we can do to make...
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Mythbuster – Diversity Training Encourag...
There are some employees who feel that participating in diversity training is an attack on their rac...
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‘No deal’ Brexit Government Guidance Exp...
The government recently released guidance on what would happen if the UK and the EU were unable to c...
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When is Workplace Surveillance Acceptabl...
A recent report by the TUC found that over half of UK workers believe they are being monitored by a ...
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The Perils of Presenteeism
A report by the Office of National Statistics stated that average number of sick days in 2017 was 4....
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Sport Relief Fancy Dress: Harmless Fun O...
With Sport Relief coming to most workplaces in March, we examine whether allowing fancy dress is har...
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Brexit-Related Uncertainty Around EU Wor...
There are many issues surrounding the area of Brexit and its impact on EU workers and employers in t...
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How Businesses can Best Prepare for Brex...
Recently, attitudes towards Brexit have taken a very pessimistic turn. Many are advising businesses ...
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What is Harassment in the Workplace?
Harassment at work involves one or more employees causing a colleague to feel upset, shamed, intimid...
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What Should I do if I Overpay a Worker?
Overpaying employees is more common than you might think. It's a simple enough error that can have ...
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Conducting a Salary Review
There is no law stating that you must increase staff pay each year. If an employee’s annual salary ...
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The True Cost of Hiring a Bad Recruit
Hiring a bad recruit may seem like a mild inconvenience- a speed bump- but nothing more. In truth, t...
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[Mythbuster] It Is Too Expensive to Hire...
Only a small percentage of disabled employees require reasonable adjustments that actually cost the ...
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Cycle to Work Safely
For employees trying to stay fit, cycling to work can be an excellent way of keeping in shape. Unfor...
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Statutory Redundancy Pay in the UK
Many employers have had to face the dreaded task of making some or all of their staff redundant. Los...
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What is Unfair Dismissal?
UK law describes unfair dismissal as firing an employee without a fair reason to do so. There are fi...
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Do You Pay Tax on a Pension Withdrawal?
Yes, you do pay tax on pension withdrawal. The Government's website states: "When you take money fro...
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What Are the Consequences of Affairs in ...
An affair at work can refer to any relationship between two of your employees. This includes extrama...
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More Employers Named and Shamed over Nat...
Back in March, 179 employers were named and shamed by the Government for failing to pay the National...
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Equal Pay Claims are Rising
In July 2017, tribunal fees were ruled to be unlawful, and so the barrier that stopped employees cla...
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Managing Rowdy Employees During the Worl...
The 21st edition of the FIFA World Cup is just around the corner, and there is a twinkle of tentativ...
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Sun, Sea & Unauthorised Absence
The sun is shining, the holiday season is upon us and schools are closing for the end of term break....
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What is a Workplace Pension Scheme?
A workplace pension scheme helps your employees to save for their retirement. You, their employer, a...
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What are Allowable Expenses?
What are Allowable Expenses? Allowable expenses are tax deductible. This means that you don't need ...
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Do You Have A Strategy for Preventing Wo...
In 2016/17, there were 642,000 reported incidents of violence at work. In the same period, 326,000 a...
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The Impact of Ill Health and Injuries on...
The British workplace has never been safer, with the number of accidents and deaths going down year ...
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What You Need to Know About the State Pe...
The UK State Pension is a regular pension payment. The Government provides it, and most people in th...
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What is Commission Pay and How Should Yo...
In a business, a commission is a payment you make to your staff. You would base commission pay on th...
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What Can Employers do to Improve Gender ...
Gender equality in the workplace has been making headlines in recent months and, along with workers’...
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What is a Bonus?
Bonus pay is a sum of money that you add to an employee's wages as a reward for their good results. ...
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What Are Travel Expenses?
Even when a business trip seems simple, travel expenses can prove tricky. Can your employees claim t...
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What is Pension Auto Enrolment?
The pension auto enrolment scheme is a government initiative. Its aim is to help more people save fo...
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Gender Pay is Done, So What Pay Gap Will...
The Gender Pay reporting deadline for organisations with 250 employees or more has been and gone, so...
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Conducting a Disciplinary: 10 Top Tips f...
Managing a disciplinary investigation can be complicated. There's likely to be a lot of emotion flyi...
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7 Ideas for Going Green in Your Workplac...
Earth Day has now reached its 50th year and is an occasion where people and businesses from around t...
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Balancing the Benefits of Coffee Breaks ...
UK Coffee Week is this month and it focuses on supporting communities across the globe that grow the...
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Tackling Allergies in the Workplace
Spring seems to finally have sprung in the UK, which is good news for those in desperate need of som...
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What Are the Rules Around Paying the Nat...
On April 1 2018 the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates increased to £3.70 for apprentices, £4.20 for ...
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How to Manage an Autistic Employee
Taking on an autistic employee can prove beneficial for an employer due to the range of exceptional ...
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Big Changes to Employment Termination Pa...
From April 6th some important changes to employment termination payments will come into force, which...
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Croner Awarded Best Companies ‘Ones to W...
For the second year running Croner has been awarded ‘Ones to Watch’ status by the Sunday Times Best ...
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Volunteers’ Rights
Many organisations rely on the support of volunteers to deliver their activities. Whether you’re th...
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New International Health & Safety Standa...
A new international standard for occupational safety and health & safety is set to be published ...
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10 Top Tips for Managing a Grievance
Handling an employee grievance correctly can mean the difference between a successful resolution and...
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A Guide To Homeworking For Employers
A recent report found that over 72% of employees currently work one day at home, with 56% working fr...
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10 Top Tips For Managing Workplace Haras...
The fight against harassment has spread to all corners of society – from Hollywood and the Golden Gl...
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Managing Probationary Periods – Top Tips...
All employers have situations where the candidate they employ does not live up to expectations. Find...
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GDPR: Our Step By Step Guide For Employe...
Check out our complete guide for employers on GDPR. The guide includes: Questions & answers ...
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Christmas Holidays: Our Guide For Employ...
Most employees look forward to taking a well-earned break over the Christmas period. But staff holid...
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Public Sector Marketers 3 Times More Lik...
UK marketing professionals working in the private sector are three times more likely to receive an a...
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Cigarette Breaks – 8 Facts Employers Nee...
For many employers the law can seem a bit unclear as to the length and frequency of smoking breaks t...
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Uber Lose Appeal: 40,000 Drivers Entitle...
This morning has brought the news that Uber has lost its appeal against the Employment Tribunal judg...
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Health and Safety Compliance: 10 Top Tip...
Getting Health & Safety compliance right is a necessity for all businesses. This is not just be...
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Is Digital the Solution to Health & Safe...
A new survey has found that employees see the digitisation of health & safety as essential to ac...
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Charity Pay Falls Behind Other Sectors b...
An annual salary survey of 252 charities throughout the UK has found the average pay is as much as ...
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Latest Reward Salary Reports
Croner Reward have specialised in the pay and benefits market for over 40 years, supporting organisa...
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Holiday Pay & Overtime
The latest chapter of the never-ending story of what to pay a worker when they are on a period of an...
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Croner Named as Chosen Suppliers of 24/7...
Croner are delighted to announce that the CIPD has recently chosen Croner as the preferred supplier ...
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Latest Update: The Axing of Tribunal Fee...
Since the Supreme Court ruled tribunal fees were ‘unlawful’ it is widely expected that the number of...
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Recruitment and Employment Checks for Fo...
Recruiting the right employee can be expensive in terms of both money and management time, so it mus...
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Fire Safety in the Workplace for Employe...
In light of the recent horrendous tragedy at Grenfell Tower in London, the safety of our premises, i...
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What does the Great Repeal Bill mean for...
What is the Great Repeal Bill? Coined as an “essential step” in leaving the EU by Prime Minister Th...
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National Minimum Wage Advice for Employe...
In light of the government naming and shaming hundreds of organisations failing to pay the National ...
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Understanding Simply Personnel: Your FAQ...
Unlike some other software providers, Croner Simply Personnel is managed by a team of HR experts who...
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The Legal Test in a Case of Indirect Dis...
Under the Equality Act 2010 (pertaining to equality act case law), it is unlawful for an employer to...
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Health and Safety: Employing Older Worke...
A new strategy is calling on employers to boost the number of older workers and ensure they are not ...
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ACAS Early Conciliation and Time Limits
Early conciliation through ACAS is the initial step in trying to resolve workplace disputes without ...
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Croner Announces Investment of £2 Millio...
Midlands HR and Health & Safety consultancy Croner Group Limited has today announced an investme...
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Employment Rights in Question among the ...
New research published by the CIPD has revealed that many workers in the gig economy may be eligible...
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Atypical Working and Employment Status: ...
The employment status of individuals who are purported to be self-employed has certainly been in the...
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Imprisonment for Company Director under ...
The Director of a construction company has been jailed for eight months after failing to ensure the ...
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Duty to Make Reasonable Adjustments for ...
On the buses – the duty to make reasonable adjustments; The case of First Group PLC v Paulley [2017...
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Top Tips to Avoid Discriminatory Dress C...
In December 2015, Nicola Thorp was sent home from her place of work for refusing to wear shoes with ...
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Gig Decisions Not Ground Breaking
Following last week’s tribunal win for City Sprint bicycle courier, Maggie Dewhurst, plus recent gig...
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Workplace Mediation: Professional Disput...
Individuals who spends a lot of time working together are likely to encounter interpersonal conflict...
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Protecting Employees from Norovirus
New figures released by health authorities have confirmed that cases of the winter vomiting bug, nor...
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The Top Three Things for Employers to Co...
The countdown to Christmas is now well and truly underway. With the days soon to turn into single di...
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Relying on a Manifestly Inappropriate Fi...
The case of Bandara v British Broadcasting Corporation UKEAT/0335/15/JOJ Employers frequently rely ...
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Employment Tribunal System Reforms
The Government has published its consultation document Reforming the Employment Tribunal System. The...
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The Difference between National Living W...
As an employer, it is important to understand the difference between the National Living Wage and th...
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Inquiry into the Gig Economy
The Government has launched an inquiry into the future world of work and the gig economy following p...
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Settlements & Mental Capacity
The case of Glasgow City Council v Mr Dahhan UKEATS/0024/15 By Amanda Beattie Employers often use se...
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Safeguarding Pregnant Workers
What are the health and safety risks associated with pregnant and breastfeeding workers in the workp...
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Warning on bogus Environmental Health Of...
Police and council officials have issued a warning to businesses to be on their guard for impostors ...
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Each month we'll bring you a selection of real-life questions and answers posed to our team of HR ex...
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Step Up To Safety
Under the Work at Height Regulations 2005 and the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 19...
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Mental Health Issues Can Cost 42% Salary
Sufferers of mental health problems can earn up to 42% less than their peers, according to new evide...
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Inaccurate diagram causes rail worker’s ...
Network Rail has been fined £130K after a worker was injured because the supplied work diagram was i...
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ACAS Employment Tribunal Research Paper ...
In this article, Croner Litigation Expert, Amanda Beattie looks at the key features of the recently ...
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Tougher Safety Sentences
The Sentencing Council has published new guidelines for sentencing of health and safety prosecution...
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The True Cost of Annual Leave?
Analysis by Croner into the UK employment tribunal ruling: Opening the floodgates unlikely. The 4th ...
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Nursery Managers Get Tribunal Tips from ...
Dot2dot nursery insurance services & HR experts, Croner, joined forces to give managers a first-...
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End of the line for poor performance
HR expert Croner is seeing strong signs that employers have been putting pressure on underperforming...
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Part-Time Workers Miss Out on Occupation...
Employers warned to remember duty of care to all staff London, 11 July, 2013 Employers should...
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Croner's view on Tesco increasing pensio...
Tesco's recent decision to increase the age at which workers can claim their full pension entitlemen...
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Queen's Diamond Jubilee holiday – are yo...
To mark 60 years of the Queen's reign, there will be a special bank holiday to celebrate the Diamond...
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Employee Assistance Programme Launched f...
Croner Announces Partnership with Right Management London, 10 January 2012 – Employee Assistance Pro...
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Research Reveals Significant Earnings Ga...
Directors of SMEs no better - and in some cases worse off - than they were in 2007 61% dire...
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Just Over Half of UK Employees Surveyed ...
Croner warns bosses that stressed-out staff could lead to a rise in personal injury claims. Researc...
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HR Professionals Give a no Confidence Vo...
HR survey highlights management skills gap. London, 30 August 2011 Confidence in line managers' abi...
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