Stress Awareness Day - The Importance of Supporting Employees
November 2nd is National Stress Awareness Day. Here are some ways you can help support your staff.
The importance of investigations in disciplinary and grievance procedures
As an employer you have a responsibility to your employees to ensure that you follow a fair and robust process, especially when it comes to disciplinary and grievances
Major East Anglian employer signs workplace pregnancy loss and menopause pledges
A major East Anglian employer has signed two pledges aimed at demonstrating their commitment to supporting employees who have suffered pregnancy loss, and who are experiencing the menopause.
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.
The Good Work Plan and other future employment law developments
April 2020 saw a number of measures from the Good Work Plan come into effect.
Uber case should be ‘wake-up call’ for businesses using independent contractors, says leading HR expert
Businesses which use independent contractors as part of their workforce need to conduct an urgent review of whether those contractors should be regarded as employed workers, following a landmark Supreme Court judgement last week, according to a leading East Anglian HR expert.