Why employee retention is key to business success and what you can do to improve it
We have been hearing that many employers, have faced substantial challenges with recruiting staff. Unemployment levels of UK citizens is generally at its lowest, meaning there are fewer candidates in the job market than ever before. The impact of Brexit, the subsequent change in immigration rules and the pandemic has meant that attracting overseas talent […]
Care worker added to the list of shortage occupations
UK Points based immigration system – update to the shortage occupation list As you know, Brexit saw the end of the free movement of people, which meant that the way in which UK employers recruited from outside the UK significantly changed. It meant UK employers needed to use a new points-based immigration system to recruit […]
Consultation to revoke COVID-19 vaccination legislation
Do you operate in the health and social care sector? Back on 31 January, Sajid Javid, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, announced his belief that “it is no longer proportionate to require vaccination as a condition of deployment’” when it comes to the COVID-19 vaccination. As a result, the department for […]
Are you budgeting for the upcoming changes?
Statutory rate increases In early January, the Department for Work and Pensions proposed what the new rates of pay will be for the annual increase in April. These are expected to be as follows: The rates of Statutory Maternity Pay, Statutory Paternity Pay, Statutory Adoption Pay, Statutory Shared Parental Pay and Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay […]