by Caroline Robertson | Jan 13, 2021 | ActifHR Blog
HMRC has updated its guidance to state that employers can (not must) furlough employees whose health has been affected by coronavirus (COVID-19) or any other conditions. This includes if they are unable to work from home, or working reduced hours, because of the...
by Caroline Robertson | Jan 8, 2021 | ActifHR Blog
As we kick off the new year, it’s a good time to review your Contracts of Employment, Policies and Data Protection compliance and make sure they are up to date. And if some of your employment contracts need attention, don’t forget we can help you to ensure that they...
by Caroline Robertson | Dec 3, 2020 | ActifHR Blog
2020 has certainly dealt us a challenging hand and it’s not quite done with us all yet. At the end of a usual year, it’s become the norm to celebrate with a traditional work Christmas party. But with the announcement of the new tiers, continued working from home and...
by Caroline Robertson | Nov 6, 2020 | ActifHR Blog
Ok, so it might not be ideal for businesses to have all, or perhaps most, of their staff working from home, but in a country-wide lockdown situation, there are no other choices. So as a responsible business owner, who wants to carry on trading, what can you do to...
by Caroline Robertson | Oct 7, 2020 | ActifHR Blog
Way back in July The Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced The Job Retention Bonus, which would launch on 1 November 2020. The scheme was designed to continue to support jobs through the UK’s economic recovery from coronavirus by encouraging and helping employers to retain...
by Caroline Robertson | Sep 25, 2020 | ActifHR Blog
With the Coronavirus job Retention Scheme closing on 31 October 2020 and recent Government announcements reinforcing working at home wherever possible, there is wide concern that more redundancies will take place over coming months. In recent months we have been...
by Caroline Robertson | Jul 16, 2020 | ActifHR Blog
Since Covid-19 started to affect businesses in March, we have been doing everything we can to help business owners through these uncertain times. This includes providing the most up to date and relevant advice and guidance on furloughing. Furlough...
by Caroline Robertson | Oct 15, 2019 | ActifHR Blog
The ACAS Code states that: ‘If an employee is charged with, or convicted of, a criminal offence this is not normally in itself reason for disciplinary action. Consideration needs to be given to what effect the charge or conviction has on the employee’s suitability to...
by Caroline Robertson | Mar 26, 2019 | ActifHR Blog
Economist and workplace commentator Stephanie Hare has published ideas on why British productivity is so low. A majority of us know that meetings are a big problem… taking too long, unproductive and tedious half the time. The worst offenders are conference...
by Caroline Robertson | Jul 5, 2018 | ActifHR Blog
The agency workers Regulations 2010 (AWR), prevent employers from treating agency workers as a second class workers. The Regulations introduced a variety of protections for agency workers, which apply either from the start of the agency worker’s engagement or after 12...
