Outsourcing HR & payroll together – benefits and risks
17/06/2025 – With continually stretched budgets savvy business owners and leaders may choose to add HR to their list of outsourced services (payroll typically) – JCHR looks at the main arguments in favour of outsourcing.
Vicarious liability – what is it, and how can employers reduce their risks?
14/05/2025 – Employers can be liable for employee’s actions, even if they didn’t about them – it’s called vicarious liability & our article looks at some recent case law and we look at how employers can reduce risk of claims against them succeeding.
Terminated employee’s probation and received a complaint? What now?
11/04/2025 – Following a failed probation, an employer receives a grievance from a trade union. What should they do now? Our HR team describe the options and set out the progress of a possible claim.
National Minimum Wage Rates 2025 (UK)
12/03/2025 – Our article looks at National Minimum Wage & National Living Wage rates and other statutory increases from April 25, with some rates increasing by 18%.
Efficiencies and how to find them – an HR guide for employers
14/02/2025 – The last budget pushed employment costs to record highs, and many employers are seeking ways to cut costs to offset higher taxes – we look at the role of technology, as well as more traditional methods for achieving workplace efficiencies
Planning to make redundancies? Get on with it, because it’s about to get very much harder
The government is introducing new measures that will make redundancies riskier, cost more and take longer – for employers planning redundancies, time is very much of the essence.
Preventing bad behaviour at the Christmas Party….ho ho ho!
08/11/2024 – Employers are now under an enhanced duty to prevent sexual harassment at work, and it’s never more likely to occur than at staff parties….our employer’s briefing contains pragmatic guidance for employers.
Employment Rights Bill – employer’s briefing
15/10/2024 – While many of the more newsworthy changes from Angela Reynor’s original green paper have been watered down, delayed or dropped entirely, the Bill marks substantial changes for employers nonetheless read our employer’s briefing for more.
Employers guide to preventing sexual harassment at work
10/09/2024 – October 2024 sees a new duty on UK employers to prevent sexual harassment at work – we look at the new Code and give our top tips for SMEs on how to comply with it.
How to spot (and avoid hiring) a nightmare employee!
13/08/2024 – We’ve dealt with some nightmare employees in our 24 yrs of HR outsourcing – our article gives our top tips for spotting and avoiding hiring serial litigants in the first place!
Labour have the keys…what does this mean for UK employment law and for employers?
10/07/2024 – JCHR’s HR lead Bill Larke looks at what the new Labour government are planning for employment law and analyses the impact on employers.
‘Tick box’ redundancy consultation results in £142K tribunal award
13/06/2024 – Redundancies are in the news again, with failure to follow proper consultation procedures being a particular theme in employment tribunals. We profile some recent decisions that will be of interest to employers contemplating redundancies.