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Part Time Holiday Allowances
Are you working out your part time holiday allowances correctly? One of the most precious things to an employee (after job security and satisfaction of course) is holiday, it can also be one of the most headache inducing elements of employing people especially...
Productivity Tips To Weather The Winter Blues
Have you ever noticed that you feel more sluggish and less motivated during the winter months? Everything feels like more of a slog, and you just don’t feel the same ‘get up and go’ as you usually do. You’re not alone. As the clocks turn back and daylight becomes...
4 Festive Issues You Might Run Into This Christmas
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way! Yes it’s December, which means everyone is getting geared up for Christmas and all that comes with it. Christmas jumpers, nice big roast lunches, time off with the family and a chance to let your hair down at the...
3 Ways You Can Boost Employee Performance In 2024
As the end of another year draws closer, many businesses are looking back on 2023 and taking stock. Figuring out what went well, what they could improve, and what areas really need their attention. And employee performance is one of the big areas many companies will...
Holiday pay for part year worker changes are coming (again!!)…but we hope making life simpler (and fairer) this time
Before a ruling by the Supreme Court in the Harper Trust case in July 2022 it was widely accepted, even included in ACAS guidelines that a calculation of 12.07% (5.6 of the 46.4 weeks worked per year) would give employers a pro-rata amount of holiday and holiday pay...
Sickness Rates Soaring- Is Your Business Ready For It?
Have you noticed that a lot more of your staff seem to be off sick recently? It might be the odd day here and there for coughs and colds, or maybe you’re seeing more people off for longer chunks of time than you usually do. If so, you’re not the only one. Yes,...
Declaring custodial convictions
The legally required period for declaring custodial convictions by individuals to their employer has changed. New legislation (Section 193 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022) came into force on 28 October 2023 which means that criminal convictions...
HR Horror Stories
Halloween is right around the corner! Have you got the decorations up and the sweets ready for trick-or-treaters? At vivoHR we love this time of year, and we always make sure to dress up for the occasion. As Halloween is coming up, we thought you might like an...
The Mental Health Minefield
No business can survive without its employees. Whether you’re a sole trader and the only employee is you, or you run a big corporation with hundreds of employees, they are the lifeblood of your business. They are the people who keep your business running, your...