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Mental Health Awareness Week – Loneliness
Mental Health Awareness Week will run from the 9th to the 15th of May and this year, The Mental Health Foundation has announced ‘Loneliness’ as the theme…
Covid Testing – Who Pays?
The British Chambers of Commerce has called on the UK government to provide businesses with free or low-cost Covid testing kits to help them cope with a large number of the workforce…
Financial Wellbeing in the New Financial Year
As we head into the new financial year, some essential HR tasks need to be reviewed and made part of your agenda in the coming weeks…
The Trust Equation
Trust is critical to the way we work today and how successful we are at building relationships with our teams, our clients and anyone we engage with. The way our brains make decisions is almost instinctively…
Talking About Protected Characteristics
Businesses can sometimes be afraid to talk about protected characteristics for fear of ‘getting it wrong’ or causing offence…
Lloyd’s of London Issues £1m Fine to Member Firm over Bullying and Misconduct
Lloyd’s issues largest fine ever imposed by the Lloyd’s Enforcement Board of over £1 million…
The Business Benefits of Cognitive Diversity
With Neurodiversity Celebration Week running from the 21st to 27th March, Laura Findlay takes a closer look at the benefits of cognitive diversity…
Holiday Pay – Time to review your contracts?
The decision of the Court of Appeal in Smith v Pimlico Plumbers Limited, should serve as a reminder to employers to revisit the terms in their contracts…
Platinum Jubilee Bank Holiday – Considerations for Employers
he government has confirmed an additional four-day bank holiday in June 2022 to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee…
Why Businesses Plan to Review IR35 before April
Research has shown that 80% of UK businesses that use freelancers and contractors plan to review their IR35 workings, and get ahead of HMRC’s transitions…
Winning the War for Talent
Multiple sectors of the UK economy, not least general insurance, are having to work harder and often pay more to attract talented people with the skills they need to compete…