Become a Living Wage Employer

We are all familiar with the terms National Minimum Wage (NMW) which is the Government minimum for under 25’s (under 23’s from April 2021) and the National Living Wage (NLW) which is the Government minimum for over 25’s (over 23’s from April 2021). So what is the...

Falling back in love with the office

Managing a remote workforce comes with challenges as well as upsides – but is a surprising outcome that we appreciate offices more? The joys of WFH have been a revelation: no more commuting; no more office uniform; no more workplace politics and no more mindless...

Holiday Planning

January sees the start of a new annual leave year for most employers. With changes to legislation meaning that employees can carry over up to four weeks of annual leave across the next two annual leave years, it is important to look at how best to manage annual leave...

INTO 2021: An HR Update

advo hr’s Alison Gill outlines the latest rules, changes and wider responsibilities for employers as we move into 2021.   “Firstly, we would like to wish you all a Happy, Healthy and Safe New Year! As we entered day five of 2021 yet more challenges greet us as...

Coronavirus conflict at work

advo hr’s Alison Gill addresses the conflict that COVID brings to the workplace and how to address the differing employee views and concerns. “Black Wednesday in 1992 saw interest rates to 15% and the great recession of 2008 which took the UK economy five years...