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Sickness Rates Soaring- Is Your Business Ready For It?

Sickness Rates Soaring- Is Your Business Ready For It?

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,...

Declaring custodial convictions

Declaring custodial convictions

The legally required period for declaring custodial convictions by individuals to their employer has changed. New legislation (Section 193 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022) came into force on 28 October 2023 which means that criminal convictions...

HR Horror Stories

HR Horror Stories

Halloween is right around the corner! Have you got the decorations up and the sweets ready for trick-or-treaters? At vivoHR we love this time of year, and we always make sure to dress up for the occasion.  As Halloween is coming up, we thought you might like an...

The Mental Health Minefield

The Mental Health Minefield

No business can survive without its employees. Whether you’re a sole trader and the only employee is you, or you run a big corporation with hundreds of employees, they are the lifeblood of your business. They are the people who keep your business running, your...

New Flexible Working Request Rights

New Flexible Working Request Rights

http://vivohr.co.uk/With thanks to Daniel Barnett for the update copied below that was in my mail box - there's a lot of talk about these new flexible working request rights so it is useful to clarify exactly what they will entail. From vivoHR & Training UK Ltd...

Is a 4-day working week coming ever closer?

Is a 4-day working week coming ever closer?

61 companies recently trialled a 4-day working week and, in a report, published this week the results seem to speak for themselves. 92%, that’s 56 business who took part in the trial have decided to continue with a 4-day working week with some making it a permanent...

2023/2024 Statutory Pay Increases

2023/2024 Statutory Pay Increases

We now know what the 2023/24 statutory pay rates will be in April 2023, and some of them are increasing significantly. If you are an employer who pays national minimum wage your salary budget is going to go up more than usual and is something you should start to think...

Flexible Working Changes Are Coming

Flexible Working Changes Are Coming

On 5 December the outcome of the government consultation for flexible working changes that allow a request to become a day one right was published.The government will support the bill as it passes through parliament and intend new flexible working changes to:· allow...

FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and work

FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and work

This weekend sees the start of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, which will end on 18 December England have a least 3 games to play which take place on: Monday 21 November against Iran with a 1pm (UK time) kick offFriday 25 November against USA at 7pmTuesday 29 November...