Zero Hours Contracts

We’re busy researching the latest position and legal guidance regarding the much maligned zero hours contract so that we can give all of our clients the very best advice in using this type of arrangement when it’s appropriate to business needs. Do you...

Shared Parental Leave, The Debate

The debate over proposals to increase the sharing of maternity / paternity leave goes on – we think this over complication is likely to have the very opposite effect to the one it is trying to have. How would you manage this in your business?...

Fair practice and pay for interns

Unpaid internships will be subject to greater scrutiny by the HMRC and the Department for Business Innovation & Skills it would seem. We cautiously welcome this news as we’ve long felt that there are companies exploiting young workers trying to get a foot in...

TUPE Regulation Changes

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...

New HR Update from vivoHR

An HR Update from us – two topics under discussion – Possible Changes to Calculating Holiday Pay & A Change to the ACAS Code of Practice on Who Can Be A Companion at Disciplinary & Grievance Hearings....