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Your home. Their workplace – podcast12th July 2024 - 11:18 am
Statutory Payment Changes – April 20245th April 2024 - 10:14 am
How to create a carer-friendly workplace11th March 2024 - 12:34 pm
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Your home. Their workplace – podcast
Cecily Lalloo Embrace HR HR Specialist supporting Deputies, Case Managers and families whose clients employ care staff following catastrophic injuries and often needing 24/7 complex care. Author of “Employing Care Staff in Your Home.” July 12, 2024. It’s been a number of years since I decided I wanted to start a podcast to share words […]
Statutory Payment Changes – April 2024
With the arrival of the new Tax Year, make sure you are up to date with the changes in minimum wage rates and other statutory payments for the tax year 2024/2025… For anyone involved in HR or employing people, knowing the annual change in rates for the National Living Wage and other statutory payments is […]
How to create a carer-friendly workplace
When an employee in the care sector is also a carer for someone at home it can be a difficult situation to navigate. Cecily Lalloo, managing director of Embrace HR, shares some advice on creating a ‘carer-friendly’ workplace and what support is out there for your staff. Over five million people in the UK are […]
Flexible Working and Redundancy Rights
Changes to flexible working and redundancy rights – what employers in the care sector need to know With some major changes to UK Employment Law coming into force this year, Cecily Lalloo, Managing Director of Embrace HR, discusses what employers in the complex care sector need to be aware of. New changes to employment law […]
L-O-V-E in the Workplace
I could not let Valentine’s Day pass without a mention – again. The article here was published in 2017 and is still relevant. To add to it, I have come across a recent publication on the matter from HRGrapevine – and included an excerpt from the article at the end of this one. We spend […]
Tackling the minor workplace issues
In the workplace, it is inevitable that conflicts will sometimes arise. Whether minor disagreements between colleagues over some trivial matter, or something more serious involving disciplinary action, dealing with discord is something employers will be well used to. But in my experience, at the root of some of the bigger problems are seemingly small matters, […]
Redefining care – creating the conditions to help plug the workforce gap
The workforce crisis in social care is putting huge pressure on the delivery of life-changing provision nationally – but through employers taking a positive approach to recruitment and retention, the foundations of change can be laid. Cecily Lalloo, MD of Embrace HR, independent HR specialists in private care sector support, discusses some steps organisations can […]
Fixed-term contracts – what you need to know
The use of fixed-term contracts can give clarity and certainty to employers and employees alike – but for employers, they must ensure they are meeting their legal requirements towards those working for fixed-term periods. Cecily Lalloo, managing director of Embrace HR, independent HR specialists in private care sector support, discusses the key points of which […]
A Guide to Training Agreements
Changes happen all the time, everywhere, anywhere and we have to be prepared to update skills and keep them relevant. Working in the care sector it is vital that employees are trained to an acceptable standard, both for mandatory training but also for specific training that their employer needs. There is a cost to training, […]
What should an employer know when there is an expectation that employees need to drive for their jobs.
Set expectations Employers in the UK, whether an individual or large or small business, who expect their workers to drive during the course of their employment, must comply with the necessary legal requirements. This guidance aims to outline the key steps to take when checking employees’ driving licences and provides an overview of the rules […]
Night workers – what employers need to know
Cecily Lalloo, MD of Embrace HR, independent specialist provider to the complex care sector, discusses how to properly support night workers in their roles, to protect their own wellbeing while enabling them to deliver the best possible care to those who need it. Night work is commonplace in all aspects of healthcare, and is essential […]
Get up to date with latest statutory payment changes – April 2023
As April gets closer, make sure you are up to date with the changes in minimum wage rates and other statutory payments for the tax year 2023/2024. It is not long until April, and of course for anyone involved in HR or employing people, knowing the annual change in rates for the National Living Wage […]