Following Pauline Donnelly joining the team, we’re happy to now be operating outsourced HR services West Lothian, Falkirk and on the M8/M9 corridor. Our Livingston office is based at Fairways Business Park. Pauline joined us on Monday 17 August as an HR Consultant,...

Late on Friday night, the details of how the new Flexible Furlough Scheme which starts on 1 July were released by HMRC. This is now the 14th update to furlough scheme following its launch in March. You can find the current version here. The main changes are:...

You might be thinking about making redundancies in your organisation. Despite Covid-19 and the impact this is having on the economy, you must still comply with UK employment legislation when making staff redundant. We have recently shared details with you on how to...

Our social conscience is something that is very important in our business. We are passionate about the social impact we make. As a small business we don’t have the financial resources to help worthwhile causes as much as we’d like. In addition, we try to help in other...

Update on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS or Furlough) On Friday 29 May, the Chancellor provided a further update on the furlough scheme.  We already knew the scheme would be tapered between August to October and be closed completely from 31 October 2020. ...

The cycle to work scheme can be a great way for you to encourage your team to work in a healthier way. Since lockdown began, more and more people have been taking up cycling. Furthermore, as lockdown restrictions start to lift and people return to work, there’s a...

As a business owner, you will be having many sleepless nights worrying how your business will survive. You might also have feelings of isolation and many questions with no answers. Our Covid-19 Resources Toolkit can be a great solution. As a business owner myself, I...

Last week, we shared general guidance on how to recall employees back from furlough. We are seeing more and more businesses do this. In addition, in Scotland we know lockdown restrictions will be in place for at least another 3 weeks, businesses are making plans to...

In part two, we are looking at a Redundancy Consultation. You might be thinking about making redundancies in your organisation. Despite Covid-19 and the impact this is having on the economy, you must still comply with UK employment legislation when making staff...

We shared some details with you last week on what your exit strategy for lockdown might look like. Over the past few days, we are seeing more and more clients looking to bring employees back from furlough or making plans to do so. This is an encouraging sign. Based on...

Over the past few weeks, you will have been considering various options within your business. We all want to know what the government’s exit strategy for lockdown looks like, as this will help determine some of the decisions you need to make. The focus for business...