An overview of Statutory Sick Pay

Having just recovered from my short hospital stay, I thought an apt subject for this month’s blog is to give an overview of Statutory Sick Pay. Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) is a payment an employee receives from their employer if they are ill and unable to work for a...

Let’s go on holiday

We’re in that special time of year where it feels like there is always a holiday on the horizon – we’ve just had Easter, May Day Bank Holiday is just around the corner and then it’s not long until the special long Jubilee weekend at the beginning of June. We all...

The Chancellor’s Spring Statement

Normally it is the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget that is much anticipated but this year, with the increase in the cost of living, huge fuel and utilities price increases as well as the impact of the war in Ukraine, his Spring Statement also generated much interest. Rishi...

Showing your employees some love

As February is the month of love, we thought for our blog this month, we’d share some ideas on how employers can show their employees some appreciation, which can boost employee satisfaction, make them feel valued and reduce staff turnover. It goes without saying that...