Neo-Natal Care

Since the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023 became law, we have been waiting for regulations to provide the fine details of how this will work in practice. This has now happened with the Neonatal Care Leave and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2025 and ahead of them coming into force on 6 April 2025 (subject … Read more

How to calculate holiday pay: A complete guide for employers

In theory, calculating holiday pay should be relatively straightforward. However, several tribunal decisions since 2014 mean employers should consider additional factors such as overtime and commission payments when considering an individual’s normal pay. Employment case law is constantly changing, so employers must remain up to date and ensure the law is being applied correctly to … Read more

The cost of workplace sickness absence

From April, if your employee goes off sick for 28 weeks it will cost you £3,269. Now most employees don’t have 28 weeks off work in any one year but if they do that is the cost to you and your business. Statutory Sick Pay is a cost imposed on employers by the Government, but … Read more

8 Steps to Building a Retention Strategy

Individuals leave their jobs for all sorts of reasons; some employee departures are a result of decisions made by the employer while others are based on the employee’s decision to resign and move on, usually to another employer. If it is too high, labour turnover can have an adverse impact on an organisation as it … Read more

Right to Work Checks – Share Codes

A quick update on Right to Work Checks for you…. For the millions of foreign nationals living and working in the UK – including the 3.5 million EU, EEA and Swiss citizens to whom the new rules apply – demonstrating immigration status is the key to applying for a job. Penalties for employers failing to … Read more