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  • Outsourcing HR - Manager's Guide - LighterHR

    Business Guide to Outsourcing HR

    Guidance on Outsourcing HR If you’re thinking about outsourcing your HR, have some questions and want to know a bit more about what it would entail, you’re in the right place. Providing outsource HR services to businesses from almost every sector and of varying different sizes is what we do.  We’ve pulled together the questions…

  • Guide to Making Redundancies - LighterHR

    Business Guide to Making Redundancies

    Guidance on the Redundancy Process from HR Experts Introduction Making redundancies is one of the hardest things any business owner or manager can have to do. The legal process that you need to follow has been designed to provide a structured, fair and transparent way of managing redundancies but there are many unexpected challenges and…

  • How to Managing Disciplinaries - Step-By-Step Guide for Employers - LighterHR

    How to Manage Disciplinaries

    The need to manage disciplinary situations can arise for a variety of different reasons. Sometimes an employee is not performing as they should. Sometimes attendance or punctuality is a problem and sometimes someone just does something they shouldn’t.

  • How to Managing Grievances - Step-By-Step Guide for Employers - LighterHR - Featured

    How to Manage Grievances

    Guidance on the Grievance Process from HR Experts Introduction A few weeks ago we wrote a blog post about the mistakes companies can make when handling an employee grievance. We thought it might be useful to step back a little and create a step-by-step guide on what an employer should do if they receive a…

  • Guide to Collective Redundancies - LighterHR

    Guide to Managing Collective Redundancies

    Guidance on the Managing Redundancies for 20 or More Employees Redundancy is one of the hardest actions any business owner or manager has to take.  The legal process that you need to follow ensures you follow a structured way of managing the redundancies. However, there are many unexpected challenges that can crop up along the…

  • Employment Law Updates 2024 - LighterHR

    Business Guide to Employment Law Updates 2024

    Insights into UK Employment Law Changes for 2024 2024 saw a lot of changes to employment law in the UK. Some of these were driven by Brexit and the fact that, after 31st December 2023, EU legislation ended unless the UK took steps to move it onto the UK statute book. Changes relating to this transition…

  • Legal Duties of Employers to Prevent Sexual Harassment in the Workplace - LighterHR - Featured

    Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

    Businesses have a statutory duty to take action to prevent sexual harassment. Employers are legally required to take reasonable steps to reduce the chance of sexual harassment happening in the workplace. Our post provides insights into organisations moving from dealing with complaints to taking action in prevention.

  • Corporate Liability at Company Events - LighterHR - Featured

    Company Liability at Corporate Events

    Company liability at corporate events has come up for our clients on a number of occasions, and there has been an interesting case ruling that we think people should be aware of. In this post, we’ll review the case ruling and what employers can do to minimise risks.

  • What Happens at a Disciplinary Hearing - LighterHR - Featured

    What Happens at a Disciplinary Hearing?

    You find yourself in a situation where an employee has done something wrong and you need to go through a formal process with them. Part of that process will be to conduct a disciplinary hearing.  But, what happens at a disciplinary hearing? In this post, we’re assuming that you’ve already conducted any necessary investigations and invited…

  • TUPE Transfers - Answers to TUPE FAQ

    What Does TUPE Mean? An overview of TUPE

    The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (TUPE) has been in place in the UK since 1981. It remains one of the most complicated and frustrating piece of employment legislation. As with much UK employment law, the original directive came from Europe but it was retained post Brexit! Given the complexities, we thought it…

  • 6 Possible Disciplinary Hearing Outcomes

    6 Possible Disciplinary Hearing Outcomes

    Navigating the outcomes of disciplinary hearings can be challenging and it is important for managers to decide on the outcomes which are fair and reasonable. In this blog, we walk you through the various possible outcomes of disciplinary hearings.

  • HR Guidance on Christmas Parties - LighterHR - Featured

    HR Guidance on Christmas Parties

    Whilst Christmas can be the perfect time for social bonding amongst your team, there are also lots of opportunities for poor conduct and unintentional discrimination, so we thought a quick guide on company-arranged Christmas events might come in useful to help you try to avoid employee disciplinary matters.

  • Who To Involve in Redundancies When There's No HR - LighterHR - Featured

    Who to Involve in Redundancies When There’s No HR

    Managing a redundancy process requires a great deal of knowledge regarding employment law and insight into potential risks and pitfalls. If an organisation has HR support, they will have access to the knowledge they need. But what happens when an organisation does not have access to HR support? Who should be involved in redundancy situations…

  • What are the Alternatives to Redundancy - LighterHR

    Alternatives to Redundancy: What are the Options?

    Making employees redundant is time consuming, can be costly, can disrupt the work place, can damage a company’s reputation in the market and is legally quite complicated. This post looks at the alternatives to redundancy that could be considered.

  • How should a business select who is at risk of redundancy - LighterHR - Featured

    How Should a Business Decide Who is at Risk of Redundancy?

    A key part of redundancy planning is to identify which employees are impacted by the changes a business is proposing. This is called “pooling” and, in this post we look at how you should go about deciding on redundancy pools.

  • Protect Against Employees Setting Up a Competitor using Your Contacts - LighterHR - Featured

    How to Protect Against Employees Setting up a Competitor using Stolen Business Contacts

    This post runs through some recent case law which provides insights into employees attempting to steal business contacts to set up a rival business. It then provides guidance on how to protect your business from the same situation.

  • Tips on Addressing Employee Negativity - LighterHR - Featured

    Tips on Addressing Employee Negativity

    Employee negativity is probably something that we have all come across at some point in our careers. No business is immune! It happens in every business and every industry. So what should you do to prevent, manage and get rid of negativity in the workplace?

  • How Soon After Redundancy Can I Rehire - LighterHR

    How Soon After Redundancy Can I Rehire?

    You’ve made some redundancies in line with the needs of your business. However, things change and sometimes new recruits are needed again shortly after a redundancy process. So now what? This post provides guidance for employers and managers into what you should and should not do regarding rehiring after redundancy.

  • Can you record your employees and can they record you - LighterHR - Featured

    Can You Record Your Employees and Can They Record You?

    The question arises frequently as to whether evidence gathered this way is admissible in an employment tribunal case and also whether undertaking covert recording is a criminal act. As with many things in employment law, there is no definitive answer to these questions, however we can provide some guidance.

  • When Does TUPE Apply - LighterHR - Featured

    When Does TUPE Apply?

    An overview of what TUPE is, when it generally applies and what the basic responsibilities are for the employers involved.

  • How Big is the Threat of Constructive Dismissal - LighterHR - Featured

    How Big is the Threat of Constructive Dismissal?

    One employee issue our clients often worry about is having an employee resign and claim constructive dismissal based on dissatisfaction with some element of their employment or how they have been managed. This post provides insights so that you can understand the types of situations where these claims could be a risk to your business.

  • When Employee Use of Social Media Turns Nasty - LighterHR - Featured

    What Do You Do When Employee Use of Social Media Turns Nasty?

    There are some forms of social media use, however, that step over the line to become harassment and bullying (both direct and anonymous) which are potentially damaging to your employees and puts your company’s good reputation at risk. What can and should you do when things turn nasty?

  • TUPE Small Scale Transfers - LighterHR - Featured

    TUPE – Small Scale Transfers

    Changes to TUPE consultation requirements come into effect from 1st July 2024. This post provides details of the changes and what employers need to do to manage the changes.

  • Redundancy & Family Leave - LighterHR - Featured

    Redundancy and Family Leave Legislation for 2024

    Changes regarding the rules for handling those on family leave during a redundancy process from 6th April 2024. The changes focus around prioritisation of offering suitable alternative roles.

  • Carer's Leave 2024 - LighterHR - Featured

    Changes to Carer’s Leave

    Carer’s Leave is new legislation which is effective from April 2024. This post provides insight into the legislation details and areas for employers to consider to implement the policy and working practices.

  • Flexible Working Requests 2024 - LighterHR - Featured

    Changes to Flexible Working Requests in April 2024

    Changes to flexible working requests are coming into effect from April 2024. The legislation includes changes to employee rights for flexible working requests and the processes that employers need to follow.

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