Sexual Harassment and Racial Discrimination

Every employer’s worst nightmare? It would seem that Annabel Karmel (she of how to feed your children properly fame) was accused of sexual harassment and racial discrimination by an ex-employee. Charges that she has vehemently denied and which were subsequently...

Checking your email on holiday

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...

vivoHR are going international

vivoHR are going international! We’re delighted that Sam will be back out to France this November with Ski Famille to help get the resort management team ready for another fantastic ski season – it’s our most glamorous assignment each...

Holiday Pay and Long Term Sick Leave

Holiday pay is definitely the hot topic of the moment! The European Court of Justice (ECJ) have now ruled that holiday accrued by employees who then die whilst still employed should be paid as part of the final salary settlement to their estate. In the case in...

Exciting news for Apprentices

In the news yesterday – over 2000 apprentices will be recruited by London’s Technology Industry with companies including IBM, Virgin Media, British Airways and Capgemini recruiting up to 200 apprentices each whilst Microsoft has apparently committed to...

National Minimum Wage Underpayments

Employers who failed to pay the National Minimum Wage have been ‘named and shamed’ by the Government Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS).This will be an annual occurrence whereby businesses that have failed to pay the NMW will be issued...