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Simon Forrest, Chambers & Cook
Employing Ukrainian Nationals in your Day Nursery, Pre-school or Club
We are all seeing on the news at the moment of the war in Ukraine and we all want to help in some way. Here at Redwing, we have been getting questions from Day Nursery Owners about recruiting Ukrainian nationals that are currently in the UK. The simple answer is yes,...
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Why a verbal resignation is only worth the paper it is printed on!
We recently dealt with a case where an employee remarked as she was going on maternity leave, that she intended to resign and would not be back. Simples, thought the boss! Now 9 months later the manager has received an email from the employee saying that she wants to...
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Conflict at Work
One of the areas of stress at work that we deal with most often as HR Consultants, is the stress that comes from someone not dealing with conflict in the workplace. People fear conflict. Yet you will always get conflict no matter how much you try and avoid it....
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Supporting an employee through a miscarriage
Sadly miscarriage is very common. It affects around 25% of all pregnancies and it is highly likely that you will know someone who has had a miscarriage. It may even be you 🙁 As an employer we are not taught how to support an employee through miscarriage and this...
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It’s like I’d asked her to catch tuna with a hula hoop!
From time to time we hear a phrase from a Nursery Manager that makes us smile and think in equal measure. That's exactly what happened this morning when I read that a Nursery Manager was frustrated that her employees would react negatively to her requests as if she...
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What can you deduct in terms of National Minimum Wage?
We've been analysing queries we receive here at Redwing and have noticed that many of you have questions about what you can deduct when someone is on or near the national minimum wage. In December 2021, another list from the HMRC where it names and shames the...
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More reasons to be careful when employing self employed contractors
It's long been the case that self employed contractors could be deemed workers under employment law. You will have heard of many a 'horror story' where the self employed contractors were happy until the day came when they weren't. What followed was an employment...
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Should an employer share a confidential reference?
You may well expect that all employees have the right to access information that their employer holds about them and many of you will have had a Subject Access Request (SAR) where the employee wants to see the reference that was written about them that has resulted in...
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If you are thinking of giving signing on bonuses, read this first.
In recent months we have seen increased number of employers across all sectors (including Day Nurseries) offering signing on bonuses, otherwise known as Golden Hellos, to secure new employees. There are a few things the employer needs to know about these bonuses...
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Are people letting actions speak louder than words?
One thing we've all noticed as HR Consultants here at Redwing Solutions is the increasing numbers of employees who, rather than talk to their employer about an issue, choose to vote with their feet. It's led us to ask this question, "Are people letting actions speak...
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