During COVID 19 majority of the companies had to implement remote working and onboarding employees suddenly became more tricky than ever. Although the pandemic has reached a different phase where restrictions in the UK have been removed, many employees and some employers are still preferring homeworking and continuing to hire and onboard through online processes. […]
Listen now to BBC Radio Wales broadcast from 21/04/22 where Elissa Thursfield ⚓ Employment Law Solicitor ⚓ HR Anchor Director ⚓was the expert contributor on Behnaz Akhgar‘s advice hour. Listen back now to hear – P&O sacking of 800 employees Question’s posed to Elissa – How to ask for a pay rise (5m51s) – […]
Elissa Thursfield appeared this morning on BBC Radio Wales with Claire Summers. Listen back to their conversations about today’s increase in Nation Insurance contributions. BBC Radio Wales National Insurance contributions are going up today for millions of people across the UK. Anyone earning more than £9,880 will pay 1.25p more per £1. Employers […]
Oliver Hides “People in Wales who test positive for Covid 19 are no longer legally required to self isolate. The change came into force yesterday (28/03/22). Mark Drakeford said on Friday, it was a finely balanced decision to scrap most /covid of the Covid rules in place.” Ollie welcomes, Elissa Thursfield “our go to woman […]
On 23rd March 2022, Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer, delivered his spring statement to the House of Commons. The table below shows the new Employment Rates. Do you need help with your HR? Book your free initial consultation now Contact us | Free Consulation | 01745 343500 – HR Anchor
Read more on Elissa’s comments on the P&O situation here Everything that is wrong with P&O
You can’t open a newspaper today (and rightly so) without seeing the absolute mess that P&O have made of their so-called redundancy process in the UK. You know your team has got it wrong when comments are coming out of Number 10 Downing Street about your day at work and Nicola Sturgeon has rung […]
We are asked frequently by new clients “How much does an employment tribunal cost?“. A typical employment tribunal in the UK in 2022 will cost an employer between £7,000 – £10,000 plus VAT. Additionally, there will be other costs for the PHR (preliminary hearing review) and a barrister. PHR costs could be around £2,500 plus […]