vivoHR & Training Blog

One of the good things to come out of lockdown for those of us that do still a daily commute to work is that it seems to be a lot quieter out there, which helps reduce the time we spend on the road. But what about those of us who are now working remotely? Without the...

The government has announced the CJRS extension, it is now going to run until March 31 2021. The CJRS extension aims to support individuals and businesses who are impacted by disruption caused by coronavirus (COVID-19) this winter. The CJRS extension will run...

Disagreements happen between people all the time in everyday life but recently we have noticed an upturn in the amount of businesses that are dealing with workplace conflicts between employees and having to hone their conflict resolution skills. It’s understandable...

Remove the stigma of mental ill health in the workplace, be aware of how it may affect people in your business & what can you do to support your employees. When you hear the words “mental health” what do you think of? In 2014 the WHO defined mental health as “a...

New Coronavirus Regulations regarding self-isolation came into effect at midnight (they were created Saturday & laid before Parliament yesterday...) They set out the mandatory requirements from today for self-isolation and to notify the Secretary of State of any...

We are sure you will have seen the news today about the new Covid Job Support Scheme that will come into effect on 1 November.  There is as yet no Govt Guidance on the Gov.uk covid webpages but we have received a copy of the factsheet and it sets out the details we...

Over the summer, if you squinted, it looked and felt like things were slowly returning back to a more recognisable state but unfortunately as we are all aware cases of Covid 19 seem to be on the rise. Localised restrictions have been put in place for many parts of the...

Over communicating, you can have too much of a good thing! Can you remember a time before endless video calls? Ahhhhhh the heady days of February 2020! Family quizzes, pub quizzes, kitchen parties and virtual music festivals in the garden were the things that got me...

As more employees start to return to the workplace we thought the following track and trace guidance may be useful: This link gives you guidance on Test & Trace in the workplace: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/nhs-test-and-trace-workplace-guidance There is guidance...