Being on furlough, much like ‘social distancing’, isn’t something many of us thought about before this year. At present, however, it’s a concept we hear thrown around on a daily basis. However, despite it becoming a part of our everyday vocabulary, many organisations are unclear still unclear on what furlough means for them. This post […]
Why you need an absence policy
Absence, in its various guises, is inevitable – employees have to take time off. Consistently being caught off-guard by staff absence, however, doesn’t have to be. Creating an absence policy gives you a plan of action for dealing with time off – whether planned or unplanned. Here are a few reasons you need one for […]
Effects of COVID-19 on carry over leave
In light of the continuing situation with COVID-19, the UK government recently made changes to the rules regarding an employee’s ability to carry over annual leave. Under UK law and EU law, the statutory minimum holiday entitlement is 5.6 weeks, which includes 1.6 weeks for bank holidays. These measures have been put in place for […]
Five tips for effectively working from home
With our present circumstances, working from home and remote working has become the new norm, resulting in makeshift, home offices springing up the world over. For some of us, this is a new experience, and for others, who have some experience with working remotely, this will be the longest amount of time they’ve done it […]
Release 2.2 – Bulk import leave & leave type customisations
New features & enhancements Bulk import leave data There is a new page which now allows leave to be bulk imported via a CSV file. Display working hours when custom work schedules is enabled The working hours will now be shown in different places in the admin panel, when the custom work schedules is enabled. […]
Improve HR productivity with the right leave management software
HR personnel tend to have so many functions and responsibilities within an organisation, that they’re often among a company’s busiest employees. Additionally, their role constantly sees them facing unforeseen problems that require an urgent resolution. However, with the right resources to hand, many of the task your HR team carries out every day can be […]
Managing absence – 5 simple tips
Managing absence is difficult, employees taking time away from work, while often inconvenient and costly, is an unavoidable part of running a company. However, while employee absence can’t be avoided – it can be managed and have less of an impact on your business. With that goal in mind, here are 5 tips for better […]
Release 2.1.6 – Part Time Staff Improvements
New features & enhancements Part time staff improvements In this release there are a series of new options to help streamline part-time staff, in particular around their allowance and automatic calculation of allowance. Turn off public holidays by user There is a new option to disable public holidays for a particular user, this is particularly […]
How to reduce the impact of the Coronavirus on your business
The coronavirus, a respiratory virus that originated in China, is dominating the news right now. Now having spread to over 80 countries, the extent of the damage the virus might ultimately end up causing is unknown, so, naturally, there’s a lot of fear surrounding it. However, while what happens with the virus as it makes […]
Should you offer more than the minimum annual leave allowance?
In the UK, the minimum leave allowance is 28 days, or 5.6 weeks, a year. Annual holiday entitlement in the UK is governed by statutory annual leave requirements, and the statutory minimum is 5.6 weeks paid annual leave. This includes 8 bank holidays, on which employees may be required to take the day off or […]