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We’ve recently heard several online discussions about disastrous recruitment for businesses with one poor business owner having not a single candidate turn up for interview! She’s not alone as we’ve heard many similar tales in industries as varied as cleaning...
When does targeted job advertising become discrimination? A question that looks likely to provoke a fair amount of debate in 2018. It's long been the practice of recruiters & employers to place adverts where their target employee audience are most likely to see...
The gig economy under discussion again... At the Westminster Employment Forum, Hermes have claimed they are not like other gig-economy companies. Currently we're not seeing how what they describe as their operations differs from other courier firms, and just a couple...
Uber drivers are workers and not self-employed contractors - this decision was reached by the Employment Appeal Tribunal on Friday and agreed with the previous Employment Tribunal decision. So what next? Well it is widely anticipated that Uber will appeal to the...
The gig economy debate rumbles on - with the employment tribunal appeal ruling on the Uber case due Friday it might seem that we are maybe one step closer to a resolution, but in fact that seems unlikely as both sides have said they'll appeal to the supreme court if...
The "Gig Economy" - the debate over worker vs self-employed status continues We're interested to read a report this week that Pimlico Plumbers have been granted the right to appeal their case at the Supreme Court. A claim brought against Pimlico Plumbers has so far...
Summer has arrived in style this week, despite not being able to sleep the Vitamin D is feeling pleasantly restocked! The high temperatures aren't set to last but summer is here and we (hopefully) have a few months of warm days and long nights ahead of us, but we also...
A recent study commissioned by Adobe, and reported in The Entrepreneur suggests that it is time for a change when it goes to appraisals! We've recently worked with a company who have shelved the employee appraisal process while we decide on a new approach, and another...
Setting goals for 2017 with your employees? Interesting article in Entrepreneur about how to fail at goal setting with your staff. Worth a read! In summary - to succeed (as we prefer a more positive approach!): Be specific and ensure that the goals are clearly aligned...
vivoHR has had a brand refresh and we're delighted to share our new look with you! Our newly designed website which now better reflects the work we do at vivoHR as well as sporting a beautiful new colour palette!
Happy September to you all for the all new vivoHR & Training! Yes it’s a cliché but with the new school year starting it seems like a lot of people are in a “new year new start” kinda mood! It’s certainly the case for vivoHR as we start September no longer an LLP...
More possible changes to holiday pay calculations.. We know that this has been an on-going saga and yet it still seems nothing is that clear. We've previously talked to you about the need to include commission (although the definitive case on this was at the Court of...
Receptionist sent home from work for not wearing high heels! Really?! What decade are we living in?! It is perfectly reasonable and lawful to set a dress code on your place of work, and in fact it is reasonable (and not discriminatory) to have different requirements...
Congratulations Leave?! Those of you running your own business may already despair about the costs of maternity, paternity, shared parental, sick leave and holiday pay - take a look through this list published by Personnel Today of more "unusual" days off granted in...
Dress Codes - ROAR! Crop tops banned at work - is this really news? Was it really worthy of a survey to find out?! XpertHR tell us that a survey found that shorts and crop tops are most likely to be banned in company dress codes....should have talked to us - we might...
Election Time Considerations... Do your employees hold political views that you or your company does not wish to be associated with, or that you or other employees find offensive? Exercise caution if you were considering taking any action on that account as you may...
Procedure, procedure, procedure! Yes we know we bang on about this all the time - you might have every good reason to dismiss an employee but if you don't follow proper procedure you will fall foul of employment law and potentially lose a claim at tribunal. Just such...
A reminder to not over react to disciplinary matters involving social media. A Dairy business who dismissed an employee for gross misconduct for a 'selfie' they felt would damage the company reputation were found to have unfairly dismissed him. The company were...
We've just seen this report about Sports Direct and the zero hours contract issues. The headline rather boldly states that Sports Direct have "bowed to pressure" over their use of zero hours contracts.However reading further it appears they have settled the claim out...
How long would you expect to wait for a work reference?I know it's the summer holidays and people may be away but even so I've been surprised over the last month or two that I've been waiting up to 4 weeks to receive references for employees that our clients have...
A 2014 survey commissioned by Cisco has found that around 3/4 of UK workers take their mobile devices on holiday and check into work whilst "on the beach" and that the majority do not check the security of the wifi network they are using before accessing it. The study...
It seems that Beyoncé might have been wrong when she said 'who runs the world? Girls!' Only 4% of executive board positions in power & utility companies are held by women according to a report outlined in HR Today. Gender diversity is generally poor across...
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...
More TUPE changes took place this month. From 1 May the transferor now has 28 days, rather than 14 days, to provide the transferee all employee liability information. Employee Liability information includes names, ages, terms and conditions of employment, collective...
Inspired by recent feedback we've just updated the testimonials page of our website - take a look at all the great things people say about us! Do you get testimonials from your clients & if so what do you do with the once you have them? Nice feedback today "I used...
The Government has published draft legislation to make changes to the TUPE Transfer of Undertaking (Protection of Employment) Regulations, that it proposes will come into effect in January 2014. Changes were due to come into force in 2013 but these were delayed...
Zero Hours Employment Contracts! We can't hold back any longer in giving our views! Zero hours contracts are not an evil construct of the wicked exploitative employer! They are a useful tool that enables a flexible and affordable workforce in businesses where demand...
