Key Policies for UK Businesses

Implementing a robust set of HR policies ensures compliance with legal requirements, promotes fairness, and enhances workplace efficiency. Many of these policies are included in a company’s staff handbook for ease of access, while some larger or more detailed policies, such as safeguarding or environmental policies, may be maintained as standalone documents

Blue Monday – How Employers Can Recognise and Help Struggling Employees

Every year on (or about) the 16th January, the phenomenon of Blue Monday spreads across the UK to supposedly put a dark cloud of depression over one and all. The polar opposite of Christmas day. What is Blue Monday? The idea of Blue Monday has gained popularity over recent years and stems from a piece […]

How can a SME Positively & realistically Support Mental Health & Wellbeing at Work ?

“Employers are having to compete with record-high starting salaries, increased overheads and pay review requests from employees who are trying equally hard to meet inflated prices”. Over the past few months, rising costs for food, fuel and living have pushed thousands below the poverty line as people struggle to make ends meet. The Resolution Foundation […]

How are SME business owners feeling about the cost-of-living crisis?

The dramatic hike in inflation has intensified existing pressures placed on small & medium businesses (SME), causing added stress for owners and managers. Seven in 10 (69%) small and micro business owners say the cost-of-living crisis is affecting their mental health, according to a joint survey by the free PR platform Newspage. Of those surveyed, […]

Plan B – Implications for Employers

The Prime Minister has announced that England will move to ‘Plan B’ in response to the rapid rise of cases of the Omicron variant. Do office workers now need to work from home? Anyone who can work from home is being advised to do so from Monday 13 December. The Cabinet Office guidance says that anyone […]

Remote Health & Safety Services

If you’ve read our article on outsourcing your Health & Safety, you may wonder what we can do for you. We can provide both in-person and remote Health & Safety services throughout the country in order to best meet your Health & Safety requirements. Working alongside you, we can assist in ensuring that you are […]