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- Date:
- 11 November 2020
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
2020 was the year that HR was required to react to the unexpected, but it's now time to plan for the known challenges in the coming year. We look at what HR can do to prepare for 2021.
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- Type:
- Editor's choice
Brightmine collects information on UK pay settlements throughout the year in order to analyse and report on the very latest pay trends.
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- Date:
- 6 August 2020
- Type:
- Podcasts and webinars
In this webinar, we review the key trends in the UK economy and cover pay awards, inflation rates and other important factors.
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- Date:
- 12 May 2020
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
Changing the defined contribution (DC) pension scheme might be something organisations are considering in the context of furlough or simply in the course of your ordinary business. Done well, change exercises can be a great opportunity to educate and engage employees about pension benefits. Helen Rowan identifies eight practical steps that HR teams should consider to make the pension change a success.
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- Type:
- Employment law guide
This guide outlines the requirements for employers to inform and consult on pension scheme changes.
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- Type:
- Policies and procedures
A model policy to explain an employee assistance programme which deals with objectives, organisational commitment, aims, eligibility, agreement, accessing the service, management information, confidentiality, publicity, evaluation and relationship with other policies.
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- Type:
- FAQs
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- Type:
- Letters and forms
A model letter to seek an employee's agreement to a reduction in their basic salary in order to avoid having to implement a redundancy programme.
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- Type:
- Letters and forms
A model letter to advise an employee that there will be no annual increase in their basic salary as a result of a pay freeze.
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- Type:
- Letters and forms
A model form for employees agreeing to a reduction in their salary in return for some form of non-cash benefit.