Jessica Freeman HR

12/09/2022

King Charles III has declared Monday the 19th September 2022 a public holiday for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. But what does this mean for you as an employer….. As with all other Public or “Bank” holidays, you must look for guidance from you own company terms and conditions of employment...

12/09/2022

Guidance for employers on the announcement of a public holiday on Monday 19th September 2022 for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.

Should businesses close or can they stay open...?

King Charles III has declared Monday the 19th September 2022 a public holiday for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. But what does this mean for you as an employer….. As with all other Public or “Bank” holidays, you must look for guidance from you own company terms and conditions of employment...

09/09/2022

JFHR statement for clients on the passing of Queen Elizabeth II

Jessica Freeman HR shares the sentiments of not just the nation, but the world at the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. We send condolences to the Royal Family and all of those who served her over her historic reign. At a moment as momentous as this, there will be times of sadness, reflection and confu...

07/04/2022

https://jessicafreemanhr.com/employment-law-updates-for-april-2022-the-top-5/

With the new tax year, April sees updates that may have an effect on your business if you employ staff. Various award limits and statutory benefits will increase but the key changes are; National Minimum Wage increase On April 1st 2022 the new rates of MNW are; £8.91 to £9.50 for workers aged 23 a...

11/01/2022

Reducing sick pay for unvaccinated employees self-isolating...... yet another dilemma for employers during Covid.

As more and more high profile companies in the UK are hitting the headlines for slashing sick pay benefits for the unvaccinated, many people are asking how they are allowed to do this? Firstly, headlines can be misleading. Yes, changes to sick pay are being implemented but not for those who have act...

20/09/2021

To return to the office to not......

The BBC has pulled together various research conducted over the last few months relating to the attitudes of business owners on the change in working dynamics in a post pandemic world. There seems to be this widening gap between employer and employee on why flexible working patterns or working from....

30/06/2021

https://jessicafreemanhr.com/furlough-scheme-changes-tomorrow/

As yet another year flies by, it is easy to forget that the government Coronavirus job retention scheme (furlough) changes tomorrow, July 1st 2021. Although access to the scheme has not changed, the liability for employers has. An employee who is still unable to work and is registered to accept furl...

28/04/2021

Our latest blog featuring an excellent article dispelling myths around HR.....

In the last week we have received many calls from New clients concerned about managing the process of bringing employees back to the office post lockdown and how HR can help. This is a great article explaining why HR is so vital but also dispels some of those frustrating myths about the role it play...

03/03/2021

An initial update from the budget affecting further and self employment grants

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has just announced the new qualifications to receive the fourth and fifth Self Employment Grant. There will be two further payments made to those who qualify for the months February to April and May to September. However to target those that need it the most, those with a redu...

02/03/2021

https://jessicafreemanhr.com/email-mining-on-social-media-is-not-ok/

As profiles rise and more connections are made on LinkedIn and other social media platforms, so will the rate of unsolicited mailing list emails that start to appear in your inbox. Although an aspect of GDPR aimed to prevent public information from being used in this way, there still seems to be con...