Managing difficult conversations in your workplace

How to manage difficult conversations in your workplace In the majority of workplace settings at HR and You Ltd we find that bosses/Managers avoid difficult conversations, in many cases, they do this because they lack confidence, training, and ultimately, they feel that by not having the conversation the issue will go away; occasionally, this can […]
Join us on our Menopause Training

Menopause Training It’s finally here, and long overdue, we are rolling out our menopause training across the UK, it is a subject area close to my heart as I have suffered in silence for far too long, and, yes, I have been for many years very embarrassed about the subject, after all, it is deeply […]
How to manage probationary periods with your Employees

How to manage probationary periods with your Employees It can be an area easily overlooked, and by that we mean, time can fly by when your new Employee starts with you, they can perform well initially then things can start to go awry, we find that many Employers find following a probationary period an Employee […]
NEW 2023 Statutory Payment Increases

Statutory Payments are increasing, as an Employer, do I legally need to pay the minimum? Each year statutory payments increase, and as an Employer, you are legally obliged to meet these minimum requirements, a failure to do so could lead to a claim in a tribunal, we cover each of these below: National Living […]
The Gilt Pension Crisis: A Brief Summary

You may have heard news lately that pension funds have been put at risk by the government’s ‘mini-budget’ a few weeks ago. Whilst there has been some fear about the stability of pension funds and it is really a matter for Independent Financial Advisors (IFA), Wealth Management Advisors/Companies and of course pension providers, we understand […]
State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II & Bank Holiday

Many employers are asking whether their employees are entitled to take time off for the additional national Bank Holiday for the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II which has been announced by the Government for Monday 19 September 2022. More information can be found via the below link: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/bank-holiday-announced-for-her-majesty-queen-elizabeth-iis-state-funeral-on-monday-19-september This bank holiday will mean that […]
LGBT+ 101 – The Basics

This Pride month, we’d like to take the opportunity to help educate and inform employers who might find themselves confused by LGBT language. What’s the difference between transgender and transexual? What’s pansexual? And why are there so many terms for different gender identities these days? We want to walk you through some of that language […]
What are Dismissals and Redundancies?

If you run a business, then you are likely to end up in the unfortunate position where you need to let go of a staff member, or even multiple members of staff. Whether they need to go because of an issue with their behaviour or abilities or because you need to unfortunately reduce the size […]
The 4 Important Duties of the Employee

Previously, we discussed the duties of the employer but did not have the space to discuss the other side of the coin- the duties of the employee. Similarly to the duties of the employer, most of these duties are implied, unless the duty is stated directly in the contract of employment. There are many duties […]
The Duties of the Employer Everyone Should Know

The implied duties of the employer are terms in contracts of employment which are not specifically stated but which still form an important part of the contract. While many of the duties we describe are often implied, they can be clearly set out in a contract to avoid any future troubles or miscommunications, however it […]