vivoHR & Training Blog

Good news for small businesses and charities - under the National Insurance Contributions Act an employment allowance is being introduced from 6 April 2014. This will entitle businesses to a £2,000 reduction in employer national insurance contributions each year....

From April 2014 any employee wishing to make a tribunal claim will be required to first notify ACAS and enter into the early conciliation (EC) process with their employer.  This will be an optional service in April and mandatory by the 6 May 2014. ACAS will assign a...

Tribunal Claims have reduced dramatically since the introduction of Tribunal fees. Personnel Today report that 79% fewer claims were filed in the period October to December 2013 compared with the same time the year before. Many employers will of course see this as a...

Just as we were gearing up to start changing employment policies & staff handbooks we have news that the Children & Families Bill has a new target date of 21 March for Royal Assent meaning that the intended implantation date of new flexible working regulations...

Amendments to the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (TUPE) Regulations 2006 come into force on the 31 January 2014. This is a complex and often misunderstood piece of legislation - whether or not these changes make it any easier for employers to...

Happy New Year from all of us at vivoHR. Wishing all of you a very happy and prosperous 2014.

vivoHR wish all of our friends a very Merry Christmas & a wonderful start to the new year. We're taking a few days off now & hope you all are too. We'll be back on the 6th January ready & raring to start the New Year. If you are a retained HR Support...

Thanks didlaw for this update. At vivoHR we think this ruling by the EAT & the decision by ACAS to update their Disciplinary and Grievance Procedure Code Of Practice will potentially make dealing with disciplinary and grievance matters more difficult for an...

We're busy researching the latest position and legal guidance regarding the much maligned zero hours contract so that we can give all of our clients the very best advice in using this type of arrangement when it's appropriate to business needs. Do you employ staff on...