
Time off for surrogacy
One of your employees has announced that they are having a baby through surrogacy arrangements. You will be delighted for the employee, but may wonder

One of your employees has announced that they are having a baby through surrogacy arrangements. You will be delighted for the employee, but may wonder

Often employers feel helpless when dealing with employees’ frequent short-term absences, which have a significant disruptive effect on staffing levels and productivity. For manufacturing employers,

You’d hope that most people who leave your organisation would feel content about their experience with you, but there will always be one or two

Retaining the right staff has never been more important for care providers. With growing demands for care, a high staff turnover and an abundance of

Accommodating flexible working requests can be challenging, but more so, for employers in the care sector. The nature of the work can mean that workers

For all employers, absences are very disruptive. In some sectors, if someone calls in sick, the work can wait. However, in the care sector, the

The birth of a child is a great joy, but unfortunately, it can be testing if the baby is born premature and needs to spend

A new duty of candour is coming into effect on 1st April 2018 in Scotland. The aim of this duty is to ensure organisations are

A £1.5 million fund has been created to help projects whereby private sector employers assist individuals who have taken a career break and want to

A court has suspended a care home’s licence on Health & Safety grounds. Concerns were first raised last August when the Care Inspectorate told owners