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Managing employees/workers

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  • Date:
    29 September 2020
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Could a scholarship help you achieve your people goals?

    Offering a scholarship is not just for universities and other educational institutions, it could be a way to fulfil some of your organisation's HR goals. Karen Kennard explains how an employer scholarship can support increased diversity, social mobility and future talent pipelines.

  • Date:
    29 September 2020
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    A return to working from home - five things for HR to consider

    Latest announcements from the UK Government on managing the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic include recommending employees should once again work from home and new measures to subsidise wages. Graham Brown looks at the implications of these new announcements for employers and how HR can ensure they and their organisations are well prepared for the possible introduction of further strict lockdowns at a local or national level.

  • Date:
    28 September 2020
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Podcast: How to encourage mental health wellbeing among employees

    Richard Martin, from the employment relations and HR training provider byrne-dean, joins us to discuss managing mental health wellbeing.

  • Type:
    FAQs

    When can an employer demote an employee lawfully?

  • Date:
    18 August 2020
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    "All views my own": Monitoring employees' social media

    Social media has grown in use exponentially since Facebook was launched 16 years ago, and so has the risk to users. Daniel Piddington examines how employers can keep an eye on their staff's social media posts without falling foul of the law.

  • Date:
    4 August 2020
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Podcast: Whistleblowing during the COVID-19 pandemic

    David Whincup, partner and head of employment at the London office of law firm Squire Patton Boggs, discusses the key elements of a whistleblowing complaint, and shares his tips on how to deal effectively with protected disclosures in the context of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

  • Type:
    Calculators

    Maternity notification deadline calculator

    An up-to-date, accurate maternity dates calculator. Use this calculator to calculate by when a pregnant employee must provide their official maternity notification and the earliest they can start their maternity leave.

  • Type:
    Calculators

    Additional maternity leave end date calculator

    An up-to-date, accurate additional maternity leave end date calculator. Use this calculator to calculate when an employee's maternity leave will end if she takes all her statutory maternity leave entitlement.

  • Type:
    Calculators

    Maternity pay service eligibility calculator

    An up-to-date, accurate maternity pay eligibility calculator. Use this calculator to calculate if an employee has worked for the organisation for long enough to qualify for statutory maternity pay.

  • Type:
    Calculators

    Maternity pay earnings eligibility calculator

    An up-to-date, accurate maternity pay eligibility calculator. Use this calculator to calculate if an employee earns enough to qualify for statutory maternity pay, where they are paid weekly on the same day or monthly on the same date.

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