Dismissal and ill health myths

Dismissal and ill health myths We manage ill health for Employers and ensure that we offer the best outcomes. It can be a misconception that dismissal due to ill health is automatically unfair or always unlawful. In our article today, we dispel this myth, an Employee can be both fairly and lawfully dismissed, so long […]

What are ‘sleep-in’ arrangements and payments for Employees

What are ‘sleep-in’ arrangements and payments for Employees We are asked for guidance surrounding sleep-in arrangements and to aid you wanted to provide you with some practical guidance to assist in your workplace, this guidance covers case law and the background of 2 of these, we can assist you with your Contracts of Employment or […]

How to manage probationary periods with your Employees

How to manage probationary periods with your Employees It can be an area easily overlooked, and by that we mean, time can fly by when your new Employee starts with you, they can perform well initially then things can start to go awry, we find that many Employers find following a probationary period an Employee […]

Managing Sickness and Absence in your workplace can be easier than you think

Managing Sickness and Absence in your workplace can be easier than you think Along with the Commercial and Practical risk areas such as financial cost (sick pay), loss of productivity, and management time; there are key legal risk areas such as discrimination, unfair/constructive dismissal, and breach of contract/unlawful deductions which as an Employer you should […]

Join us on our Menopause Training

Menopause Training It’s finally here, and long overdue, we are rolling out our menopause training across the UK, it is a subject area close to my heart as I have suffered in silence for far too long, and, yes, I have been for many years very embarrassed about the subject, after all, it is deeply […]

Managing difficult conversations in your workplace

How to manage difficult conversations in your workplace In the majority of workplace settings at HR and You Ltd we find that bosses/Managers avoid difficult conversations, in many cases, they do this because they lack confidence, training, and ultimately, they feel that by not having the conversation the issue will go away; occasionally, this can […]

How to plan for summer holidays in your workplace

How to plan for summer holidays in your workplace As we head into warmer weather (hopefully) we then enter the season when across the UK parents juggle childcare arrangements, school holidays can be tricky to plan for parents at any time but the summer holidays more so, as time now ticks away some of your […]

How to manage redundancies

How to manage redundancies We constantly note that many more businesses are restructuring, downsizing and many are entering insolvency. We work with all sizes of businesses and in all sectors, we manage and navigate this complex area and ensure that legal compliance is achieved, it is imperative that you follow the correct process, we are […]

Employment Tribunal Awards and Limits for 2023

Employment Tribunal Awards and Limits for 2023   Each year the Employment Law Tribunal awards and limits are updated, and rates are updated annually. These will be live in April 2023. Whilst as an Employer you may feel that facing an Employment Tribunal may never apply to you, as always, we advise that you have […]