vivoHR & Training Blog
Zero Hours Contracts New Guidelines
CIPD Labour Market Outlook and Employee Outlook Research shows that approximately 25% of employers use zero hours with approximately 1.3 million workers employed on them. There is good news and bad news but zero hours contracts are certainly not perceived as the...
Commission
Commission being included in holiday pay - the issue rumbles on....! The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) have heard the case of British Gas Trading Ltd v Lock and another this week. This is following a recent European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling that concluded that...
Generation Z
Have a look at the new Generation Z article vivoHR have created for Champions of Small Business http://www.championsofsmallbusiness.co.uk/magazine/2015/12/generation-z-just-what-do-they-want/
Apprenticeship Levy
Apprenticeship Levy for large companies - part of the autumn statement and spending review. Firms with a wage bill over £3million will be expected to commit 0.5% of that to employing apprentices. This sounds great with all good intentions for job creation...
Champion of Business
Well we knew she was damn clever but it appears our champion Sam is a "Thought Leader"! We're thrilled to be working with the team at Business Scene as they launch Champions of Small Business - official launch this week on 3 & 4 December at the Business Show at...
Champions of Small Business
Our very own Sam Swinstead has had her first article for Champions of Small Business published on their website http://www.championsofsmallbusiness.co.uk/magazine/2015/12/are-you-a-learning-organisation/
Distractions at work aren’t always a bad thing
Distractions at work can be a good thing after all...! We hear much talk about how many distractions and interruptions there are to our concentration at work. Emails pinging, phones ringing, colleagues talking, social media luring us away from the task in...
Stress Awareness
Today is National Stress Awareness Day...so how stressed are you? Take a look at the International Stress Management Association website and complete their Stress Questionnaire. If your stress levels are high pay heed to the warning signs - take a look at the...
How Fair Is Britain??
How Fair Is Britain? The Commission for Equality & Human Rights (CEHR) have just published their 2015 progress report on equality in Britain. The report focusses on data in key areas: 1. Education & learning... 2. Work income & the economy 3. Health &...