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This weekend we've all enjoyed the first of the Bank Holidays over the next few weeks, but will your employees be celebrating the Jubilee holiday?    If their contract states they are entitled to 20 days annual leave plus all public bank holidays then they will be entitled to an extra day’s paid holiday. If their contract states they are en...

  Useful Facts & Figures   Not only did this weekend bring us Easter Eggs, it also saw the introduction of new Statutory Rates.     Here they are for you:   Statutory Sick Pay - £85.85 per week up to 28 weeks   Statutory Maternity Pay & Statutory Adoption Pay First 6 weeks - 90% of average gross we...

  With talks of a “double dip” recession and the UK economic recovery seemingly fragile, it would be easy for businesses to be downbeat and pessimistic about their immediate and medium term outlook. Whilst businesses are certainly not spending money without justification, HR Smart Ltd has noted that businesses are still willing to spend their money o...

Lord Sugar has recently just finished the first series of Junior Apprentice, in which he gave ten sixteen and seventeen year olds the opportunity to demonstrate their business skills and win the chance of a £25,000 fund to support their future.   If this has inspired you to take on a young employee, here is the legal position with regards to employment an...

  Here at HR Smart, we wish each and every one of you a very Happy Christmas and a prosperous 2010.   However, before we leave 2009 behind and enter full steam ahead into the party season, as an employer you may want to heed our words of warning.   At this time of year, many companies endeavour to spread the Christmas cheer by undertaking Secret Sa...