vivoHR & Training Blog
National Living Wage Increase April 2017
National Living Wage (for over 25s) will rise to £7.50 per hour from April 2017. No great surprise to see an increase in this in the Autumn Statement if the Government intend to fulfill their promise of reaching £9 an hour by 2020. Other employment matters coming into...
Employee or Worker
Employee or not? A couple of weeks ago UBER made the headlines, as two drivers won their claim that they were in fact workers (note that they were not found to be employees as reported in some media - there is a difference - call us if you want an explanation) and are...
9:06am, time to start work!
The firm that starts work at 9:06am! This was an interesting article on the BBC this week. Apparently at US firm Pivotal Software, a gong is rung at precisely 9:06, at which time everyone must be ready to start work and the day starts then with a brief stand-up...
vivoHR has a new look, and we’re so happy to share it with you
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!
Sickness Absence is increasing, how will you manage them?
Nearly half of all companies say they have seen an increase in sickness absence in the last year according to latest CIPD research figures. Short term sickness absences are due to a wide variety of reasons with minor illnesses such as coughs and colds making up the...
National Minimum Wage October 2016 New Rates
The National Minimum Wage rates went up on 1 October, we mentioned it earlier this year but we just wanted to remind you £7.20 per hour - 25 yrs old and over (what has been called the National Living Wage) £6.95 per hour - 21-24 yrs old £5.55 per hour 18-20 yrs old £4...
What makes a great employer?
What can the Great British Bake Off teach us about being a great employer?! Feeling quite amused that even Personnel Today have got in on the Bake Off Breadxit story line - beyond the title their article about retaining talent has little if any reference to the...
The Apprenticeship Levy, do you know what it is?
Have you heard of the Apprenticeship Levy? According to the British Chambers of Commerce nearly half of all businesses have no clue what it is. The Apprenticeship Levy comes into force in April 2017 and affects companies with a payroll of more than £3million per...
Holiday wording in your contracts
How do you refer to holiday & Bank Holidays in your employment contracts? Careless wording with all good intent could end up costing you more money! The statutory holiday entitlement is 5.6 weeks (28 days for a 5 day a week employee) - this includes bank holidays....