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GuideHave you considered HR consultancy but unsure what it entails? Then check out our guide for further insight.
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GuideWhat is Gender Pay Gap Reporting?
Pay inequality has been a prominent, ongoing issue in the UK economy for years. Not only through gender, but the government has recently found disparities within ethnic and disability demographics.
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GuideHR Salon: A Complete Guide for Employers
Industries like hairdressing, barbering, and beauty all rely on exclusive customer experience and satisfaction
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GuideRead our guide on company car policies. Discover what they are, the benefits of them and what to include in yours.
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GuideHow to Support Working Mothers from a H&S Perspective
Menstruation, endometriosis, pregnancy, post-partum, menopause… Women face all kinds of medical conditions throughout their lifetime.
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GuideHow to Support Working Mothers from a HR Perspective
Research by charity Working Families found that 75% of mothers were employed in the UK last year. However, 52% of new mothers felt unsatisfied by the lack of support upon their return to the workplace.
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BlogConsultation opens on unpaid carers’ rights
The Government has launched a consultation on strengthening employment rights for unpaid carers and parents of seriously ill children. As part of its Plan to Make Work Pay and Next Steps to Make Work Pay the Government committed to review the implementation of Carer’s Leave and consider whether there is a need to change the current entitlement introduced by the previous government under the Carer’s Leave Act 2023. Subsequently, in November 2025 the Department for Business and Trade published the terms of reference for the Government’s review of Carer’s Leave and employment rights for unpaid carers.
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BlogConsultation opens on zero hours contract reforms
The Government has launched a consultation on the measures that are due to be implemented via the Employment Rights Act 2025 to reform zero hours contracts and end what the Government calls “one-sided flexibility”.
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BlogNew requirement for data protection complaints process
From 19 June 2026, the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (the Act) will introduce a new requirement for organisations to have a process for handling data protection complaints. This follows a consultation by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) which closed on 19 October 2025.
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BlogMinimum wage whistleblowing reaches 5-year high
Latest data has revealed a significant rise in reports by whistleblowers of employers failing to pay the National Minimum Wage (NMW). The figures show that HMRC received 7,622 tip-offs during the 2024/2025 financial year, an increase of 360% since 2020/21.
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BlogDeadline approaches for Living Wage employers
A voluntary wage rate based on the cost of living, the ‘real Living Wage’ is overseen by the Living Wage Foundation and is paid by over 16,000 UK businesses. Employers who pay the real Living Wage must implement the new rates for 2025/26 by 1 May 2026.
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BlogEmployers to do more to Keep Britain Working
The final report of the Keep Britain Working review, carried out by Sir Charlie Mayfield, has been published. The report sets out recommendations for the Government, aimed at “turning the tide” on ill-health and disability in the workplace, including addressing mental health at work, retention of older people in work and improving participation and retention of disabled people in work.
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