A summary of the HR and H&S updates issued in January 2024. HR Updates Red alerts 6th April 2024 – Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Act 2023 rights come into effect National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates – 1st April 2024 Family friendly benefits statutory rates – 7th April 2024 Statutory…

In our latest HR clinic, Robyn Clark (aka JacksonR) and Susi O’Brien (HR Help advisor) explored the issues of managing persistent short-term absence. Here is a summary of the questions we received, and the answers given. Let’s go over some basic principles first before we jump into the questions! Firstly, we have to remember that…

A summary of the HR and H&S updates issued in December 2023. HR Updates Red alerts New holiday laws coming into effect from 1st January 2024 Green alerts New law on employer obligations to protect employees from sexual harassment passed

Throughout 2023, employee wellbeing has been a regular source of discussion and debate in GP practices and beyond. The idea of writing about it at Christmas as well seems like such a stereotypically ‘HR’ thing to do – sorry! But, in my experience, this time of year can have wildly different effects on how individuals…

We’re nearly at the end of the year! Catch up on anything you missed across Practice Index in November. Best of our blogs HR Clinic – Performance Management (Questions and Answers) – In our latest HR clinic, Robyn Clark (aka JacksonR) and Susi O’Brien (HR Help advisor) explored how to address performance issues within general…

A summary of the HR and H&S updates issued in November 2023 HR Updates Amber alerts Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023 Holiday pay Green alerts Worker awarded £37,000 for menopause related discrimination H&S Updates Amber alerts Annual health and safety statistics published

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