The situation with the coronavirus is changing rapidly. Now officially named Covid-19, the virus was declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization in January 2020. Although the UK risk level is ‘moderate’, this may well change in the not too distant future, and...
The first Wednesday in November each year is National Stress Awareness Day, and as you know here at Altum HR we are incredibly passionate about all aspects of mental health in the workplace. Did you know that in 2018 statistics show that work is the...
There will be times when your employees will face emergencies outside of work. But do you have to provide employees with compassionate leave?...
When considering the issue of sick pay, businesses need to consider what they will be expected to pay (SSP), and what they might like to offer in addition to this (contractual sick pay). ...
Breaks in the working day are essential and have many benefits for your staff, but how many are your staff entitled to?...
There are some policies that you must have by law and some you can write yourself, but which are they? We talk you through the must have policies....