How To Make Your Employees Happy During The Holiday Season
The season to be merry is coming soon, and it’s a joyful and exciting time for the entire office again.…
Supporting Your Employees Return to Work After Injury
Absenteeism is one of the biggest cost challenges facing businesses in the modern age, with this existing independent of wider…
The Queen’s funeral will be a bank holiday – what do businesses need to know?
A bank holiday has been announced for Monday 19th September, the day of the Queen’s funeral. Kate Palmer, HR Advice…
Thousands of businesses get new free rota planning tool from BrightHR to support rising costs
Staffing issues can cause havoc for businesses. Avanti West Coast has come under fire after announcing it is slashing timetables…
Employing the right method to determine holiday pay: implications of the Harpur Trust v Brazel decision
Written by Andrew Czechowski and Victoria Willson, Simkins An important case has recently been decided by the Supreme Court that…
COVID and mental health absences cost NHS £2.2 billion since 2020
NHS staff took over 14.7 million days off work for COVID absences and mental health-related reasons between January 1, 2020…
Managing Absence – How Do You Handle Extra Annual Leave Requests as the Temperatures Rise?
BrightHR has seen a 59% increase in the number of leave requests submitted for this Monday (18th July) Last Monday…
Cost of living concerns are pushing people to work more hours and through illness
New research highlights the significant impact of the cost of living crisis on people’s home and work life – driving…
Highest sickness absence rate for over a decade, reveals XpertHR
The latest data from XpertHR reveals sickness absence rates climbed to 3.1% in 2021, the highest level since 2009. This…
Top tips to help employers manage leave in 2022/23
Alex Hattingh, Chief People Officer at Employment Hero, explains everything you need to know about annual leave, bank holidays and…