U-turn on vaccination for NHS staff

The COVID-19 vaccination policy for NHS workers in England has been officially scrapped at the last minute. The government axed the plans after the British Medical Association warned of a mass exodus, making the staffing crisis unbearable. The Department of Health and...

UK companies join four day working week trial

As scrutiny of the work/life balance in the UK increases, a telecoms firm, a video games developer and a training company are the latest organisations to join a four-day working week trial. Yo Telecom’s 90 employees will move from a 40-hour working week to a 32-hour...

Banishing the January Blues

A combination of post-Christmas blues, cold dark nights and the arrival of credit card bills sum up the ‘January Blues’. With the start of the new year, some employees may be considering their future – perhaps searching for a pay increase. All of...

Can I cut sick pay for unvaccinated employees?

The news, headlines and guidance regarding COVID has been changing from day to day and at advo, the HR Team have been avidly watching and considering all of the latest news. The likes of Ocado, Next, IKEA & Morrisons have recently announced that they are cutting...

Digital right-to-work checks to be made permanent

Digital right-to-work checks were initially introduced as a temporary procedure, to aid with the widespread remote working resulting from UK lockdowns. The measure was set to end in April this year. However, the government have now announced that digital checks will...