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Staff sickness absence can disrupt productivity and increase costs for employers. In this blog, we explore how businesses can manage sickness absence effectively and the policies that help reduce disruption.
New parental and family rights introduced in 2026 mean employees can access more leave from day one of employment. In this blog, we explain what has changed, what it means for employers, and how to stay compliant.
The Fair Work Agency (FWA) comes to life 7 April 2026. A government body that will have the power to enforce employment rights including statutory pay and leave. How you manage your employment record keeping is going to be your greatest protection against any concerns...
There is always one. The mysteriously delayed train. The Monday traffic that appears out of nowhere. Five minutes late might not sound like much, but repeated lateness can quickly frustrate teams. Here’s how employers can address it without becoming the office time police.
Statutory Sick Pay is set for significant reform under the Employment Rights Act. From April 2026, eligibility will expand, waiting days will disappear and SSP will be paid from day one. Here’s what employers need to know and prepare for.
From an HR perspective, Santa’s workshop would be a proper headache. So we thought we’d have a bit of festive fun and imagine what Santa’s HR at Christmas challenges might look like – and what any sensible employer (magical or otherwise) should be thinking about at...
Let’s talk about something that makes every employer wince – the sound of a colleague heroically struggling through a meeting whilst clearly ‘dying’ from the lurgy. Yes, that’s them, coughing into a sleeve, tissues piling up, insisting with a croaky voice that they’re...
As the end of the calendar year drawers closer, many businesses are also approaching the end of the holiday year. If you’ve been keeping a close eye on annual leave throughout the year, you should have some idea of how much time off your employees have taken, and...
An automated email out-of-office reply when you are away from your email is essential to manage your inbox and you customer expectations.
Let’s talk about lateness – before you miss your next meeting!! One-off Incidents vs. Habitual Lateness First things first, what do we mean by lateness? One-offs We can all find ourselves in situations which are out of our control such as medical emergencies, traffic...
As you know if you follow our social media, here at vivoHR we’re all for celebrating ‘fun holidays’ (May the 4th be with you … and the like) and they can be a fantastic way to bring a team together and add some joy to the workplace. However, beyond the light-hearted...
It’s cold and dark, you wake up in the morning, look at the clock, and realize it’s one of those days when you just can’t make it to work. We’re not talking about the genuine reasons here, we’re sharing some of the more inventive reasons for work absences and how to...
Are you working out your part time holiday allowances correctly? One of the most precious things to an employee (after job security and satisfaction of course) is holiday, it can also be one of the most headache inducing elements of employing people especially...
Have you noticed that a lot more of your staff seem to be off sick recently? It might be the odd day here and there for coughs and colds, or maybe you’re seeing more people off for longer chunks of time than you usually do. If so, you’re not the only one. Yes,...
Blue Monday falls in the third Monday in January – next week! Our banks accounts are empty, we’ve already broken our new year resolutions, if we even started them and it’s dark. No wonder it’s the classed as the most gloomy day of the year and has been given the name...
One of the most precious things to an employee (after job security and satisfaction of course) is holiday, it can also be one of the most headache inducing elements of employing people especially when you have part-time employees! Are you working out your part...
It’s only 3 weeks until the school summer holiday starts. The weather this weekend was glorious and festival season is now well underway. We think it’s safe to say summer has arrived and so has holiday season. We love what we do but we also really look forward to...
As the calendar year comes to a close, so does the holiday year for many businesses. If you have been on top of monitoring your employees annual leave, you will know how much unused holiday your employee's have, if any. What if you have employees who have not taken...
The summer holiday season is nearly here. Looking outside today and seeing the waterfall cascading down my window, I can't wait to spend some time in the sun but a recent survey carried out by Glassdoor has some worrying statistics when it comes to us and our annual...
are you aware that if you have part time employees then their annual leave entitlement of bank holidays should be pro-rated?
It's National Sickie Day!! Apparently the first Monday in February sees the highest numbers of employees deciding it is high time for a duvet day! According to ACAS "Freezing temperatures, widespread 'flu outbreaks and a stalling economy look set to compound the...
Non smokers should get more paid holiday! Well that's the verdict of one Japanese employer anyway - 6 more days to be precise. After an employee complained about the amount of work he did while his nicotine loving colleagues took multiple breaks per day his company...
Landmark news regarding holiday pay and overtime. Holiday pay should include overtime. The Employment Appeals Tribunal today ruled that holiday pay calculations must include regular non-guaranteed overtime. If overtime is such that an employee can consider payment for...
Do your staff do overtime? Recent tribunal rulings suggest that in the near future it will be required for holiday pay to be calculated based on actual hours worked not just on contracted or "basic" hours. This would then most likely be calculated on average hours...
Are you ready for the snow? By which we don't mean have you got your sledge out from the shed & found your woolly gloves?! Is your BUSINESS ready for snow - it is predicted for next week in many regions so have you got a plan in place if people can't get to work...
Yesterday we discussed the issue of dealing with non-genuine sickness absence but how do you manage actual sickness absence as a business? All of the same principles of recording and monitoring are useful to help you understand the sickness levels in your business....
