October 2008
Connection's Guide to Redundancy
If your business is affected by the credit crunch, then you may be thinking of change. Ultimately, as a last resort, you may be thinking of redundancy. However, getting redundancy right is imperative - and getting it wrong can result in tribunals, costly pay-outs, and disgruntled employees bringing down employee engagement within the business. Here's Connection's handy guide to the redundancy process, and other options you may want to consider first...
HR Quiz
It has been a September many of us will never forget, with HR called upon more than ever. So it's time for a quick break - try October's HR Quiz and see how much you remember about September!
In this issue
Changes to Statutory Sick Pay
October 2008 will see a number of government initiatives resulting in changes to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP). Ceridian's Simon Parsons looks at how these changes work, and how they may affect you.
In-year filing deadline warning!
Remember HMRC's letter, back in October 2007? We do... they said that if you have 50 or more employes for whom you would normally file P14s, then you will be obliged to file their in-year forms electronically from 6th April 2009. Find out more.
Your Monthly Employment Law Update
Are you using lie detectors to prevent false sickness claims? You may soon be allowed to... Find out more in this month's Employment Law update, as well as news on emergency leave for dependants, and grievance procedures.
Be Prepared!
In this month's Healthy and Safety update, we look at the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Acts, and a case of a heavy fine for a restaurant after a chef suffered severe burns. And... are your eyes hurting from reading this? Take a break - after you've read the regulations for use of Visual Display Units...
Customer Feedback Survey
Back in July, we sent out our first customer feedback survey to over 2,500 respondents from businesses of all sizes. Find out how we've been doing...