Posts by Abbi Melville - Page 6

Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) and Occupation Sick Pay (OSP) 
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Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) and Occupation Sick Pay (OSP) 

Let’s get down with the sickness! It’s an offer that you can’t refuse—however much you might want to—because sickness is an unavoidable part of life and work. So, take a deep breath and pull off that plaster… it’s time to talk sick pay.

Compensation
Unlimited holiday allowance—Netflix, GitHub, and LinkedIn are all doing it, so should you be doing it too? 
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Unlimited holiday allowance—Netflix, GitHub, and LinkedIn are all doing it, so should you be doing it too? 

Leave without limits—it sounds fantastic! What could possibly go wrong? If you’ve heard about the likes of Netflix, GitHub, LinkedIn, and Virgin, ditching the holiday policies, and are wondering, “What’s all the fuss about?”, then you’ve come to the right place.

Compensation
5 Steps to reduce absence and improve attendance 
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5 Steps to reduce absence and improve attendance 

SenseHR explores the causes of absenteeism and breaks down what you can do to foster a positive work culture and improve your teams' attendance.

HR Software
Pre-employment backgrounds checks: when you need them and the laws that regulate them 
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Pre-employment backgrounds checks: when you need them and the laws that regulate them 

How can you conduct background checks and still conform with British standards of politeness? Oh yes, and the law—that’s important too. Let’s have a cuppa and we’ll guide you through it.

HR Software
Minimum holiday pay entitlement regulations in the UK: How’s it calculated, who gets it, and why? 
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Minimum holiday pay entitlement regulations in the UK: How’s it calculated, who gets it, and why? 

Holiday entitlement can be minefield—and it’s just as explosive if you get it wrong. But don’t worry, after reading this, you’ll be a holiday hotshot with all the answers.

Compensation
Keeping your HR department GDPR compliant 
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Keeping your HR department GDPR compliant 

Surely, everyone in the UK—probably everyone in the whole world—has watched a lion hunt on the TV?

GDPR
Fairies, unicorns… and customer service agents 
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Fairies, unicorns… and customer service agents 

Have you had any issues with your HR software in the last couple of years? Did you need to speak to a human agent?

HR Software
Power to your people with graph databases
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Power to your people with graph databases

Human relations departments used to process people data in a similar way that finance departments process fiscal data: the role was administrative, and people were company assets

HR Tech