Entries by Victoria Panagakis

Wellbeing in the Workplace

Last Thursday (22nd September 2022), HR Anchor hosted a seminar on ‘Wellbeing in the Workplace’, specifically focusing on how to build a winning strategy in the workplace. Numerous representatives from a variety of local businesses and clients attended the session, and it was great to put faces to names in person after a difficult few […]

Sophie’s Top Tips – Flexible Working Requests

How to Deal with Flexible Working Requests The right to request flexible working applies to all employees providing they have 26 weeks of continuous employment and have not made a flexible working request in the previous 12 months. It may be that dealing with the flexible working request is second nature within your organisation, however, […]

Harter Trust v Brazel – Holiday Pay

Holiday Pay Decision Part-Year and Irregular Hour Workers We have had a big decision recently after the conclusion of the Supreme Court case, Harpur Trust v Brazel. The case centred around the holiday pay of term time only workers who had their holiday pay restricted to 12.07% of the hours they worked through the year. […]

Sophie’s Top Tips! How to be effective when working from home

How to be effective when working from home Sophie’s Top Tips   COVID-19 brought remote working to the forefront of modern working practices, with it becoming a necessity rather than a luxury for the select few that had managed to secure it. As we have become more accustomed to the practice and with hybrid working […]

Too Hot To Work?

Temperatures are soaring across the UK!  “Red – Extreme Heat” warnings are being issued. Elissa Thursfield spoke with Gareth Lewis on BBC Radio Wales, they discussed the following “burning” questions…   What are your employer’s legal obligations? What does my employer need to do? What should I wear?  

Shortlisted for Wales HR Awards

We are thrilled to have been shortlisted for the Best HR Initiative in the Wales HR Awards.  Victoria Panagakis, Sales & Marketing Executive, Sophie Mamaladze, HR Administrator and Megan Bell, Employment Law Paralegal will be representing HR Anchor at the Wales HR Network, HR Awards 2022 event on Friday 8th July. HR Anchor was nominated […]

How HR can support those reluctant to return to the office

Top Tips With almost two years of home working, many employees are hoping to continue remotely in the future and for many Hybrids working would be the way forward, where they split their time between home and the office. The reality nowadays is that probably 50% of the employees will want to work remotely or […]

HR Anchor Safe Harbour

Improve your HR efficiency! Our system saves time and money. Built on your employee database, “HR Anchor Safe Harbour” manages day-to-day HR via an all-in-one, paperless online facility. ⚓ More secure than a filing cabinet ⚓ More organised than a spreadsheet ⚓ Mobile-ready to use on the go The intuitive ‘dashboard’ allows users to ⚓ […]

Praised for running eco-friendly business

We are in the press again, this time with the spotlight on our environmental awareness and sensitivity.  Read more here…   HR Anchor praised for running eco-friendly business – News from Wales