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Why you need HR in your Business

In 2023, over 50% of UK start ups have no dedicated HR support. That’s a stark contrast to the FTSE 100, where all 100 companies have either an HR Department or an experienced HR professional working for them either on a permanent basis or via an external HR Consultancy. Hmmm – I’m thinking there’s a link here between these successful businesses and the fact that 100% of them have HR support?! There are many reasons to engage with an external HR consultancy firm to help you either start up your…
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Q. Tell me about the up and coming changes to the Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave Bill)?

The Bill aims to provide protection from redundancy during or after pregnancy, or after periods of maternity, adoption, or shared parental leave. The reason for introducing this bill was because evidence reported that new parents were facing prejudice in the workplace, with an estimated 54,000 new parents feeling they had to leave their jobs due to pregnancy or maternity discrimination each year. Under current rules, employers are obliged to offer employees on maternity, shared parental or adoption leave an available alternative post, as a priority over anyone else who is…
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Q. I have employees that travel for business purposes – what are the proposed changes on electronic travel authorisation for non-EU nationals who do not need a visa to enter the EU?

From November 2023, an electronic travel authorisation scheme is to be introduced for non-EU nationals who do not need a visa to enter the EU. European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) Non-EU citizens (e.g. British citizens) who do not normally need a visa to visit the EU and EEA countries, will require pre-travel authorisation Travel to Ireland not affected Authorisation can be made online or via a mobile app. Decision made within minutes in most cases, but prepare for up to 30 days ETIAS lasts for three years or…
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Recruitment
Emma Browning

How to create a Disruptive Recruitment Strategy to hire and retain the best talent!

According to Forbes, there’s a resignation Tsunami about to hit UK shores so you need to make sure you’re a great employer if you want to hold onto your best talent or looking to hire the best talent! When employers talk about the talent shortage in 2021, they typically point to the factors out of their control: such as the Pandemic, the economic recovery and the growing talent shortage across industries. In some ways, they’re not wrong. But in my experience, employers have more control over hiring and retaining talent…
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Culture and change
Emma Browning

Your Hybrid Working policy as we adapt to the new normal

We all seem to be adjusting to the “new normal”. Many people are now vaccinated, receiving booster jabs and many of our clients seem to be adopting a hybrid working policy, meaning that people can work in the office and from home. We’ve created a standard policy for you which you can access here. Please note that this is a standard policy and may need to be adapted to suit your needs. If this policy doesn’t quite work for you, then why not book a call with us and we…
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Culture and change
Emma Browning

Your Top 5 HR Questions answered this month

Here’s our round up of the most frequently asked questions from our clients and our advice for you, which we hope you find helpful. If you have a question you’d like answered next month, then just send it to us at hello@www.merakihr.com and we may include it in next month’s Top 5! 1.My employees are refusing to come back to the office – what should I do? Employees are required to obey their employer’s reasonable instructions, which would normally include attending work where the employer has put in place safe-working…
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Culture and change
Emma Browning

Lend a hand – why workplace volunteering is a win-win

If I told you that approximately 70% of FTSE 100 companies have a volunteering programme, would you be surprised? Corporate volunteer activity days, giving employees time off to volunteer in their local communities, and sponsorship matching are just three examples of popular schemes adopted by some of the top FTSE companies. Waitrose, for example, donate some 75,000 paid employee hours a year to volunteering. So, there must be a really compelling reason why our biggest and most successful corporates do this . . . After all, they have budgets and…
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Emma Browning

Exciting news – Meraki HR Partner with OK Positive!

How many times have you seen something on LinkedIn and thought – that looks like a great product or service, got in touch with the company concerned and either been disappointed or let down by their response to your enquiry or the product or service itself? I know I have! However, a short while ago I saw a post on LinkedIn by Charlie Winton the founder of a company called OK Positive. OK Positive is a very clever app that allows your employees to input how they are feeling and…
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Employment law
Emma Browning

How Healthy is your HR?

Now is the time to make sure your HR policies and procedures are up to scratch and legally compliant (did you know there is a raft of new employment legislation that came into force on the 6th April?) You need to know whether the documentation you have in place is legally compliant and will support any important business decisions you need to make in the next financial year. For example, this includes people working from home on an ongoing basis, as your policies and employment contracts need to reflect any…
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Culture and change
Emma Browning

The 10 most common HR Issues facing businesses today

Last year will go down as one of the most infamous years of our lifetime. But we know that when there are tremendous challenges, there is tremendous learning to take from these challenges. In Meraki HR fashion, we set out to understand the biggest learnings from 2020 that will impact HR and Business owners or leaders in 2021 and help them prepare for what’s next. Maintain flexible work  Before, offices played a crucial role in company culture, and for many, productivity was partly measured by how often you were seated…
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