If you are a new user, welcome! We look forward to helping you with any HR issues you may have.
You may want to view some brief instructions on finding your way around the site and using our service.

For a limited period of time we are offering access to our online HR audit. If you are new business, or a new subscriber, or have never done an audit, then we recommend that you complete one. Even just looking at the questions will make your current HR status clearer.

If you are about to issue any new policies, we would advise you to look at what our new premium service can offer you.

Buying (additional) helpline time:
If you require additional helpline time, you can buy it on an ad hoc basis.

What's new?

• The Employment Bill received Royal Assent. This repeals the statutory grievance and dismissal procedures, increases penalties for failure to pay the National Minimum Wage and tightens up enforcement for Employment Agencies.
• ACAS has published its revised draft Code of Practice on grievance and discipline (which will replace the previous statutory procedures).
• Tiers 2 and 5 of the new point-based system for foreign workers are now in effect.
• The Agency Workers' Directive has been passed by the European Parliament - in the UK this will give agency workers equal rights to permanent staff after 12 weeks with an employer. Agency workers on short term contracts of less than three months are now entitled to Statutory Sick Pay .
• The Employment Committee of the European Parliament has voted to scrap the ability to opt-out of the maximum 48 hour week.
• The new rates for unfair dismissal, redundancy pay and statutory guarantee pay (which take effect in February 2009) have now been published.

New on the site:
We have added: an absence record, an appraisal preparation form, an interview expenses claim form, a leavers report form, an introduction to internal communications, and three new policies: flexible working, business gifts and hospitality and work related functions and events.

We've also added a new range of DOs and DON'Ts for managers which can be used as handouts or quick refreshers.

Consultancy services:
If you require further on-site assistance, or bespoke training, coaching or mentoring from our consultancy team, do call us to discuss your requirements.

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