vivoHR & Training Blog
GCSE Grades are changing this year
Grades for GCSE are changing from the A to F system to a 9 to 1 system.If you are an employer and you recruit younger employees (maybe apprentices) you need to be aware of this. It's being phased in gradually - this year some students are receiving grades 9 to 1 in...
Minimum Wage Update
From 1 April 2017 the National Minimum Wage rates increase as follows: £7.50 per hour - 25 yrs old and over (new rate for over 25s was introduced April 2016 and referred to as the complusory National Living Wage) £7.05 per hour - 21-24 yrs old £5.60 per hour - 18-20...
Working From Home, great reasons as to why we love to WFH!
I love working from home (WFH) and enjoy the flexibility to do domestic "stuff" when necessary. Not sure I qualify for less distractions with two dogs under my feet all day though! A survey summarized in the Microsoft whitepaper, Work without Walls, indicates the top...
Business Expo March 2017 – An invite from vivoHR
vivoHR are very pleased to be exhibiting for the second year at the Basingstoke Business Expo March 30th 2017 Apollo Hotel - Basingstoke All your HR under one umbrella Visit us @ Stand 10 to book a FREE HR Audit Enter our prize draw to win a ½ day consultation...
High heels & lipstick? Have we really got nothing better to focus on in 2017?!
Am I better at my job if I wear high heels to work? Going on yesterday's experience in which I foolishly wore new shoes & was distracted by my sore feet all day I'd suggest not! Dress codes have a reasonable and legitimate place in many environments - corporate...
Could it be time to ditch the employee appraisal?
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...
Dealing with Overwhelm, 7 Steps to over come being overwhelmed
As an owner or senior manager in business do you experience feelings of being overwhelmed by the demands on you and your time? Tricia Woolfrey of PW Consulting writes a great blog and her most recent article of 7 Steps For Dealing with Overwhelm is well worth a read...
Excuses excuses excuses! Top 10 reasons for not paying the National Minimum Wage
We are loving (in a kinda horrified way!) these top 10 reasons why employers are not paying the National Minimum Wage. We've refused to work with employers before who won't pay staff NMW - usually café or restaurant owners who think tips should make up part of that...
Creating a Positive Organisation
Creating a Positive Organisation These articles by Professor Robert Quinn are well worth read. The concept of taking the function of HR away from "sticking bandages on old wounds" into working with the Senior Leadership Team to create positive, innovative and...