Ensure your seasonal recruitment process is as robust as your permanent one That time of year is fast approaching when the Christmas shoppers step out in force and the phones don’t stop ringing. Many businesses will find Christmas to be their busiest time...
Employment Law
Holiday Pay Ruling Announced by the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT)
You will recall our previous communication regarding this case. The long-awaited outcome was confirmed yesterday. This case centred on what calculations should be included in “holiday pay”. The cases started when UK airline employees claimed that their...
How does your business keep up to date with changes to employment legislation?
Do you have HR support which allows you to manage your workforce effectively? What would you do in the event of an employment tribunal claim? If you don’t know the answers to these questions, let The HR Booth take care of these issues for you. We provide HR and...
How a Yes Vote in Scotland’s Referendum Will Impact HR
I was honoured to be approached last week from Washington by the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) to get my thoughts on what a yes vote would mean for HR in Scotland. For those of you that don't know, the Society for Human Resource Management is...
Holiday Pay Rule Changes
Recent employment tribunal cases have left employers exposed to potential claims for holiday arrears, which could stretch back as far as 1998 when the Working Time Regulations were introduced. The purpose of this information sheet is to share the recent cases and...
Flexible Working Changes
On the 30th June 2014, the right of employees to request flexible working arrangements is to be extended further. At the moment, only employees with responsibility for caring for children or who have care responsibility for an adult can request to work flexibly. From...
An Overview of Zero Hours Contracts and Their Role in the Modern Workplace
In recent years there has been a sharp increase in zero hours contracts as employers seek cost-effective solutions to their short-term staffing needs. Despite zero hours contracts being common in the modern workplace, very few people understand exactly...
HR Consultant for Small Businesses
There’s a perception that HR is all about compliance such as discipline and grievance and if you’re a small business or family business, you probably think you don’t need an HR Consultant. You probably think that because your staff don’t cause you any...
Industrial Action and Your Rights as an Employer
Employers cannot legally dismiss employees if they take place in official industrial action, providing the trade union has carried out the correct notification and balloting procedures. Many disputes between employees and employers can often be resolved before...
Shared Parental Leave – Impact to SMEs
Plans to implement shared parental leave from April 2015 were approved by the Government today. Clients of The HR Booth were aware this change was coming, but now it's confirmed, what impact will this have on SMEs and other employers in the UK? Here's the...
How to handle redundancies in the workplace effectively
Redundancy conversations need to be dealt with sensitively. There are many successful businesses that at one time or another have to face making some redundancies, whether it's through a temporary downturn in business trade or simply because they have opted for a...
How to conduct a fair disciplinary hearing
As your business and team grows it’s likely that from time to time you may experience some unforeseen challenges with your employees that you will have to deal with. We recognise that it’s important to the smooth running of your business to be able to nip these things...