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2 Mar 2012HR outsourcing can make great financial & operational sense…. but there are pitfalls for the unwary!Times are hard, and employers are being encouraged by banks and advisors to outsource non-core activity, like payroll and HR. But it pays to look before you leap. Some national HR companies are creating a poor reputation for HR with low value, high cost services on long contracts. Sure, £500 a month is cheaper than employing an HR Manager, but if all they really provide is a phone number to discuss the odd disciplinary issue, is it good value for money and should you be signing that 5 year contract? Click on the red title above for our top tips on getting the right service at the right price.
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2 Mar 2012Following the abolition of the national normal retirement age the National Statistics Office have confirmed that retirement ages are on the way up for both men and women. But is it true that employers can no longer retire older workers?
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1 Mar 20122 of our clients reported being effectively threatened and then incited by the CSA to breach employee’s contracts. Their employees then chose to join the dole queue because of the resultant salary deductions. These outcomes were to the detriment of the economy, the dependent children, the fathers and the employers – everybody lost out. Why is this is this publicly funded quango behaving so badly and what can employers do if they receive CSA demands? Click on the red title above for more.
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1 Mar 2012Following the abolition of the national normal retirement age (see our earlier article on this here) the National Statistics Office have confirmed that retirement ages are on the way up for both men and women. But is it true that employers can no longer retire older workers? Click on the red title above for more.
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28 Feb 2012The Government has confirmed that automatic enrolment will begin on time in autumn 2012 and all employers will remain in scope. Small businesses (with less than 50 employees) though will be given additional time to prepare for the implementation of automatic enrolment, and won’t be expected to enrol staff until 2015. Click on the red title above for the full story...
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