Regional accountancy firm only East Anglian employer to make UK top 20 apprenticeship employers rankings
Lovewell Blake has been revealed as the only East Anglian-based employer to feature in the Top 20 of the government’s official ‘Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers’ List for 2022.
Staff absence: How to deal with the ‘new normal’
The removal of Covid rules means that employers are now having to make their own decisions when it comes to staff absence, says Gemma Chapman of Lovewell Blake. A robust policy and consistency of approach are key.
The four day week: it’s not so much a question of productivity, but of a culture of respect
A four day working week can be a great motivator for staff and doesn’t have to mean a drop in productivity, says Gemma Chapman of Lovewell Blake. But making it work is not just an organisational challenge, but a cultural one as well.
Last chance for school leavers and graduates to apply for renowned accountancy training programme
School leavers and graduates seeking a career in accountancy have until 2 May 2022 to apply to be part of the 2022 intake into the renowned training programme of one of the region’s leading firms.
The risk of refusing flexible working requests
Flexible working requests have hit a new time high following the success stories of working from home in the height of the pandemic.
Self-Certification period extended until 26 January 2022
A temporary amendment has been made to statutory sick pay regulations which sees employee’s being able to self-certify for 28 days opposed to 7 days.
Is flexible working part of the new normal?
National Work life week looks to encourage organisations to create a workplace that promotes employee wellbeing through their work life balance
Online HR masterclasses will help employers appeal to potential employees
As many businesses seek to recruit new staff as we emerge from lockdown, two online HR masterclasses taking place this month are designed to help employers get the basics of contracts and the staff handbook right – especially smaller businesses which may not have a dedicated HR function.