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2024 Autumn Budget
Petru Tinca • 

What HR needs to know about Rachel Reeves’s 2024 Autumn Budget

From payroll to benefits and employee planning, here’s how Rachel Reeves’s Autumn Budget 2024 is shaking things up for HR teams in the UK.

Compensation
rolled-up holiday pay under new 2024 legislation
Abbi Melville • 

How to calculate rolled-up holiday pay under new 2024 legislation

For casual or seasonal workers, holiday entitlement can be complicated. Here’s how to simplify that, with a process called “rolled-up holiday pay”.

How to counter offer without destroying existing staff morale
John Crowley • 

How to counter offer without destroying existing staff morale

Many of you may have experienced that sinking feeling when a valued employee hands in their resignation letter. When you learn that your star employee has a juicy offer in hand from the competition, this makes it all the worse. This represents a very delicate PR situation as the soon-to-be-departed’s colleagues will be watching their employer’s […]

The Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act
Bharat Jain • 

What is the predictable work and conditions act and how will it change HR and working practices?

The UK government recently unveiled new legislation designed to target the controversial zero-hours contract. What is the act, and what will it mean for HR?

How should HR deal with high inflation?
Abbi Melville • 

How should HR deal with high inflation?

With inflation rates rising and the cost of living crisis booming, HR professionals are asking how they should be responding – in this article, we take a look.

4 great line management hacks that you can implement today
Petru Tinca • 

4 great line management hacks that you can implement today

If you want to improve performance across your teams right now, then here are four great line management hacks that you can start using instantly.

Europe’s easiest and hardest cities to find a job
John Crowley • 

Europe’s easiest and hardest cities to find a job

This new study by SenseHR reveals the hardest city in Europe to find a job – as well as the European cities where vacancies outnumber job seekers.

Will we soon see a minimum wage for gig work in the UK?
Bharat Jain • 

Will we soon see a minimum wage for gig work in the UK?

The gig economy gives flexibility for employers and individuals, but pay isn’t always fair. Will we see a minimum wage introduced for gig workers in the UK?

Employing workers from overseas - what you need to know.
Abbi Melville • 

Employing workers from overseas – what you need to know.

Navigating visas, sponsorships and “settled status” can be daunting. If you’re looking to hire overseas workers for your UK business, here’s some good advice.

How do you know if your salaries are too low
Bharat Jain • 

How do you know if your salaries are too low?

How do you know if your salaries are too low?