vivoHR & Training Blog

Shorter working day, increased productivity

Shorter working day, increased productivity

Fancy a 6 hour working day? Some Scandinavian companies are making a move towards this as the standard working day and they report increases in productivity and employee engagement. This approach focusses on better work life balance, increasing energy and motivation,...

Zero Hours Contract in the news – again!

Zero Hours Contract in the news – again!

So Sports Direct have reportedly "scrapped" zero hours contracts....except they haven't, not really! They have in fact stopped them being compulsory - instead offering the choice of a 12 hour per week contract or zero hours. This recognises that in actual fact there...

Are you wearing too many hats?

Are you wearing too many hats?

Are you a business owner? Do you wear too many hats?! Manager, IT dept, accounts, chief cook & bottle washer, cleaner and HR responsibilities all resting squarely with you? We're not offering to come do the washing up I'm afraid but if you want someone to lighten...

Introducing vivoHR & Training

Introducing vivoHR & Training

Happy September to you all for the all new vivoHR & Training! Yes it’s a cliché but with the new school year starting it seems like a lot of people are in a “new year new start” kinda mood! It’s certainly the case for vivoHR as we start September no longer an LLP...

Holiday Pay, in the news again!

Holiday Pay, in the news again!

More possible changes to holiday pay calculations.. We know that this has been an on-going saga and yet it still seems nothing is that clear. We've previously talked to you about the need to include commission (although the definitive case on this was at the Court of...

vivoHR goes Ltd

vivoHR goes Ltd

From 1 September vivoHR will be trading as a Limited Company - this is an exciting development for the business! Our registered name will be vivoHR & Training (UK) Ltd but we'll still be trading simply as vivoHR. All contact details remain the same - see below...

No changes to employment law following Brexit

No changes to employment law following Brexit

Yes we're sorry to bring up the B word again but we know that employers are keen to understand what Brexit may mean to employment law in the next couple of years...not much it would seem. Personnel Today reported earlier this month The Secretary of State for Exiting...

Recruiting Your First Employee

Sam has written an article for the wedding industry on the blog site Wedding Business Success about recruiting your first ever employee - the hints and tips apply to most industries though. If you are thinking of expanding your business and recruiting staff then there...

The workplace of the future

"work is something you do not somewhere you go" - we like that! Interesting article today by the BBC sharing innovative workplace design ideas from a number of large companies. Does your working space maximise the effectiveness of your employees?...