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April 15, 2024

Safer Recruitment Online Searches - Lots of Questions and Still No Answers?

Are you carrying out online searches as part of your safer recruitment practice in school? Have you even considered carrying out this search? What does the requirement really mean in practice?
  • HR Connect
April 15, 2024

Reserve your free space at our Breakfast Briefing

Join us for an engaging and informative HR Connect Breakfast Briefing on Wednesday 5th June, 8am to 12pm, at the luxurious Ashford International Hotel.
  • HR Connect
  • Kent Teach
  • EmploymentCheck
  • Staff Care Services
April 11, 2024

New ICO guidance on information sharing in mental health emergencies at work

New Employer guidance has been issued by The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) with regards to the extent which it is permissible to share personal data about workers during a mental health emergency.
  • HR Connect
April 11, 2024

School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document – mid year revision

Very unusually the Government has amended the 2023 STCPD mid-year with a new annex 5 detailing the administrative tasks which teachers should not ordinarily be expected to do.
  • HR Connect
March 15, 2024

Teachers Pensions - My Pension Online (MPO)

Please ensure all Teachers have registered for a My Pension Online (MPO) account, if they have not already done so, as Teachers’ Pensions view this as an employer responsibility.
  • HR Connect
March 14, 2024

Employment Tribunal maximum awards set to increase 6th April 2024

The annual increase to the limits of certain Tribunal awards have been announced and will apply from 6th April 2024.
  • HR Connect
February 22, 2024

Cority System Updates - Thank you for your feedback

Since the implementation of Cority (our Occupational Health referral system) back in Summer 2023, the Occupational Health team have been working tirelessly with the system creators to provide a system that works for you.
  • HR Connect
February 19, 2024

Paternity Leave Regulations

The Government has published the draft Paternity Leave (Amendment) Regulations 2024 that will introduce changes to statutory paternity leave. Read more in our news story.
  • HR Connect
February 19, 2024

Reminder - 2024 National Insurance contributions rate changes

At the Autumn Statement on 22 November 2023, the Government announced the National Insurance changes starting to take effect from January 2024. This was featured in the HMRC December Employer Bulletin. Read our news story to find out more.
  • HR Connect
February 19, 2024

Government consultation on re-introducing Employment Tribunal fees

The government has recently issued a consultation looking at the re-introduction of fees for Employment Tribunal (ET) claims and Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) appeals. Read more in our news story.
  • HR Connect
February 15, 2024

10 Top Tips for Handling Difficult Conversations

Effective communication is the cornerstone of a healthy workplace culture. However, there are times when conversations become challenging, requiring managers to navigate sensitive topics with employees.
  • HR Connect
January 18, 2024

The Teacher Workload Reduction Taskforce Initial Recommendations

The Teacher Workload Reduction Taskforce has released its initial recommendations for reducing the working week of teaching staff. Find out the key proposals and government response in this blog post.
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