Zero Hours Contracts
People BusinessZero hours contracts may be ideal for workers such as students and retirees but what about those seeking a more stable income. Is your business ready for legislation changes?
Travelling To and From Work: Does It Count As Working Time?
People BusinessTravelling To and From Work: Does It Count As Working Time? The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on the 10 September 2015 that journeys to and from work made by mobile workers with no stable base must count as working time, under the Working Time Directive (WTD). However, it is at the discretion [...]
National Work Life Week
People BusinessNational Work Life Week 21st – 25th September 2015 #WhereWillYouBe Focussing on the Work/Life Balance of your Employees With the need for more and more employers to reduce costs and increase productivity, the focus and awareness of balancing working time with home life can diminish. The Working Families Organisation (the UK’s leading work/life [...]
The Rise of Living Wages
People BusinessDuring the recent budget, the chancellor made the announcement to introduce the Living Wage for employees who are 25 years of age and over
In Praise of Weakness
People BusinessI don’t have any weaknesses. Not one. Surprised? You shouldn’t be – I am not alone. I do have, though, a veritable selection of lesser strengths, development, potential, and challenge areas. I like to think of these as familiar friends, the articulation of them nicely muted so that I am aware that they exist, [...]