vivoHR & Training Blog
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?...
Employment Allowance Increased to £3,000
The National Insurance contributions (NICs) Employment Allowance was introduced in April 2014. It was aimed at reducing the cost of employing people for small businesses. Eligible employers could claim the allowance from April 2014, which reduced their Employer NICs...
Football crazy? Football drives you crazy?!
Football crazy? Football drives you crazy?! Yes Euro 2016 is almost upon us and as is the way whenever there are major supporting events, employers may be considering what the impact to their business might be in terms of requests for time off, potential for people...
Brexit, how will it impact you as an employer?
Brexit – what’s the impact on those of you who are employing people to work in your businesses? We’ve been keeping a close eye on what’s being reported about the potential impact to employers if we were to vote Brexit on 23 June. Firstly, it seems fair to say that no...
Receptionist sent home from work for not wearing high heels!
Receptionist sent home from work for not wearing high heels! Really?! What decade are we living in?! It is perfectly reasonable and lawful to set a dress code on your place of work, and in fact it is reasonable (and not discriminatory) to have different requirements...
Giving your employer access to your facebook page? The future of recruitment?
Giving your employer access to your facebook page? The future of recruitment? We're not sure if this sounds like a great idea or truly scary! We all know recruiters (we have used this technique ourselves in vivoHR a few times!) will look candidates up online and see...
Employee Probation, understanding what it means
The term "Probationary Period" has no legal meaning or status whatsoever! At vivoHR we bang on about probation a lot but we are reminded to remind you following a useful article in Personnel Today this month... Being on probation does not mean someone has a temporary...