vivoHR & Training Blog

We've written a lot recently about the recent European rulings that affect how holiday pay is now to be calculated - none of which have been good news for the employer. The CBI (Confederation of British Industry) are now challenging the rulings calling for the UK...

What are your views on vaping at work? It is harmless & a way to help smokers quit, does it maximise productivity by allowing staff to vape at their desks, or is it still as unacceptable as smoking in the workplace? Vaping is not covered by the anti-smoking laws...

Almost half of UK managers work an extra day a week in unpaid overtime the BBC reports today that  - in addition to staying late at the office and taking the laptop home, managers use smart phone technology to access work email even at weekends and take late evening...

Getting the process wrong when it comes to making redundancies can be a costly mistake. In this case however, one that may cost the taxpayers money. Deloitte were appointed as administrators for Comet in 2012. According to a recent tribunal ruling, when making 7000...

Just as we predicted - after all the furore has died down the Government will not be banning zero hours contracts! The Queen's speech in May revealed the Government's plans to tackle ways in which businesses were abusing zero hours contracts - no mention of banning...

Every employer's worst nightmare? It would seem that Annabel Karmel (she of how to feed your children properly fame) was accused of sexual harassment and racial discrimination by an ex-employee. Charges that she has vehemently denied and which were subsequently...

A 2014 survey commissioned by Cisco has found that around 3/4 of UK workers take their mobile devices on holiday and check into work whilst "on the beach" and that the majority do not check the security of the wifi network they are using before accessing it. The study...

vivoHR are going international! We're delighted that Sam will be back out to France this November with Ski Famille to help get the resort management team ready for another fantastic ski season - it's our most glamorous assignment each year!

Holiday pay is definitely the hot topic of the moment! The European Court of Justice (ECJ) have now ruled that holiday accrued by employees who then die whilst still employed should be paid as part of the final salary settlement to their estate. In the case in...