If you can’t measure every employee benefit you offer and how it impacts your bottom line, you’re not doing it right. Yes, perks are primarily there to support your employees. They keep your people happy and improve your work culture. But you’re running a business, not a charity. Any perks and benefits you offer must […]
If a tribunal claim lands on your desk, what you do next really matters. You have 28 days to act. And how you act can be the difference between successfully defending the claim and paying a large sum of money you potentially can’t afford. For most small business owners, it’s territory they’ve never been in […]
Dismissing employees is getting much more risky for business owners in the UK. Recent changes in the law mean that you can’t just let someone go and assume that everything will be okay. It’s easier (and therefore more likely) that an employee will claim that they were let go unfairly and the amount they can […]
Small businesses that dismiss an employee without the right reason, process and paperwork could soon be facing tribunal awards with no upper limit. A major change to employment law is taking effect in January 2027, but it impacts business owners now. Local HR consultant, Tara, is urging business owners across England to take dismissal seriously. […]
A practical webinar on how to handle dismissal correctly. New rule changes in UK law mean that firing employees is getting trickier, riskier and potentially a lot more expensive. And small business owners are most at risk. With new laws already in place and more to come, dismissal is not something you can afford to […]
If you have an employee who’s breastfeeding or expressing milk at work, you have legal obligations. Many small business owners have no idea what they are. But a small, accidental slip up could land you in hot water. You could be looking at discrimination and harassment claims, with potentially uncapped financial damages if a case […]
You probably won’t find out someone is leaving until they hand in their notice. By then, in most cases, the decision was made weeks ago. Summer tends to be when this plays out. People go on holiday, get some headspace, start browsing jobs on their phones and come back with a plan. If you haven’t […]
From October, if one of your employees makes a harassment claim, a policy alone won’t cut it. I know you might think a policy stored away somewhere is enough. But, with the rule changes, you must be able to evidence how you took all reasonable steps to prevent harassment in your workplace. A quick look at […]
With summer around the corner, more of your employees might be off on holiday than usual. If you’re only a team of ten, two people off at the same time is 20% of your workforce. That can really hit hard if you haven’t planned properly for it. What does planning properly look like? Let’s take […]
Every summer, the requests start coming in. “Can I work from home on Fridays while the kids are off?” “Would it be okay to shift my start time for six weeks?” “I was thinking about dropping Wednesdays during the holidays…” It’s tempting to say yes without thinking it through. Many business owners also say no […]
An engineering worker was awarded £66,295 plus £1,800 costs after his employer dismissed him for raising concerns about his manager’s competence. The employer thought they had a reasonable case. The tribunal thought otherwise. And, from January 2027, cases like this are about to get a lot more expensive. Here’s what happened and what it means […]
Hired anyone in the last few weeks or planning to hire soon? You need to know about this. From 1 January 2027, the period that an employee can claim they were unfairly dismissed drops from 2 years after being hired to just 6 months. So, even though the rules don’t change until January, it affects […]
