statutory sick pay (SSP)

How does statutory sick pay (SSP) work?

The question is, however, how exactly does statutory sick pay work? While absent employees lowers your business’ productivity, it’s also preferable that staff stay home when they’re feeling sick. After all, they can’t perform their role to the best of their abilities when they’re ill – and there’s always the possibility that they’ll pass their […]

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Calculating accrued annual leave

Knowing how much annual leave your employees have accrued is important for when they request time off, as well as for when they leave the company. However, calculating staff holiday accrual can be time-consuming, and tedious, particularly if you don’t have the proper systems in place. This post looks at how holiday accrual works and […]

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Additional Maternity Leave: What Employers and Employees Need to Know

Navigating maternity leave policies can be daunting for both small business owners and employees. In the UK, while statutory maternity leave provides a foundation of support, many are unaware of the additional maternity leave period—an extended phase of maternity leave beyond the initial statutory or paid leave—which comes with its own set of legal protections […]

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What is a Disciplinary?

A disciplinary is a process an organisation follows when it needs to address an employee’s conduct. Their manager may be concerned about their work, their general conduct or unauthorised absences. As well as a company bringing forward its case, a disciplinary should give the employee the opportunity to explain their side of events. If you […]

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Free Leave & Holiday Tracker Spreadsheet 2021

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_single_image media=”81864″ media_width_percent=”46″ alignment=”center” el_class=”noBorder”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ css=”.vc_custom_1566916632872{margin-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1566914645104{padding-right: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_text]Free Leave & Holiday Tracker Excel Template Trying to keep track of leave and absences can be very hard to achieve. For this reason, we have created a […]

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Different types of absences

For businesses to best manage their employee absences, it’s vital that they have an idea of as many reasons their employees might be absent as possible. Recognizing the different types of absence and understanding various absence types is crucial, as it allows organizations to categorize and address each scenario effectively. This allows you to plan […]

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How to manage sick leave and absences

Sickness absence is often seen by companies as something that simply happens to every organisation and doesn’t have to be managed. Furthermore, due to the personal nature of sickness, it was viewed as something that couldn’t be managed – without potentially delving too far into an employee’s private life.  However, the ongoing, global pandemic has […]

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What does furlough mean for your business?

Being on furlough, much like ‘social distancing’, isn’t something many of us thought about before this year. At present, however, it’s a concept we hear thrown around on a daily basis. However, despite it becoming a part of our everyday vocabulary, many organisations are unclear still unclear on what furlough means for them. This post […]