Overview of Employment Changes in April
Each year throughout April, the new year’s rules and regulations regarding employees are updated and released. This includes changes in employee rights, minimum wages, payslip information, statutory pay and more.
In this blog, we’ll look at the most significant changes that could affect you as an employer or employee this year.
...How employers can help with employee’s financial wellbeing
Employees work extremely hard and a crucial element to ensuring employee happiness within the workplace is assured financial wellbeing.
In simple terms, this is the process of making sure your staff feel financially secure, stable and safe from any monetary and income related difficulties leaving them happy in and outside of work.
...Charity MMA Fight for Cancer Research UK
On April 27th Prestige Recruitment’s very own Craig Pickering will be taking part in an amateur MMA fight in aid of raising money for Cancer Research UK.
Craig is a Logistics Consultant at our head office in Hull and has been personally affected by cancer in the last year. Craig’s father-in-law was diagnosed with terminal bowel cancer and sadly passed away soon afte...
How to Build Good Working Relationships in Your New Job
Starting a new job can be daunting – a new setting, new responsibilities and new people!
Don’t worry! Build friendships, gain the respect of your colleagues and cultivate positive, mutually beneficial working relationships with help from our top tips.
...Acting on Modern Slavery – Government Set to Name and Shame Non-Compliant Businesses
Modern slavery is still a big issue in the UK. Today, thousands of people are being subject to forced labour, abuse and exploitation.
In this post, we explore what’s happening, and readdress what we are doing at Prestige to stamp out modern slavery, people trafficking and exploitation forever.
...The Value of Quality Recruitment – Finding the Right Candidates
Every business lives and dies on the quality of its personnel, but this isn’t easy. Building (and keeping) the right workforce is one of the biggest challenges facing UK businesses today, and with employment at record levels, and the potential impact of Brexit impacting on the availability of overseas personnel, it’s never been harder.
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Temporary, Contract and Interim jobs – What’s Best for Your Business?
Non-permanent staff are an invaluable part of the personnel mix for many businesses, especially during busy periods and for organisations who depend on seasonal workers. But which type of non-permanent staff is right for your business?
...Gender Pay Gap Reporting 2019 – What it Means for Employers
April 2018 saw the introduction of Gender Pay Gap Reporting. Since then, businesses over a certain size have been legally obliged to publish data related to gender and pay.
The deadline for this year’s gender pay gap reporting is April 4th. In this post, we take a look at what the gender pay gap is, who the legislation applies to, and what kind of information employers ...
Celebrating International Women’s Day 2019
March 8th is International Women’s Day – a global event to celebrate women’s achievements, raise awareness against bias and take action for gender equality around the world.
...What is The Right to Receive a Payslip legislation
As of the 6th April, 2019 new legislation is to be introduced that will have a major impact on how UK employers provider payslips to both employees and ‘non-employees’. Find out what that means for your business.
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