The Sapience Blog

Childcare, parental leave and employee wellbeing Labour and the Liberal Democrats have both pledged to extend paid paternity to a month, to encourage greater sharing of parental responsibilities. Labour has…

Workers Rights May has claimed that her Party will deliver the biggest expansion of workers’ rights by any Conservative government. This includes a statutory right to a year’s unpaid leave to care…

So Jeremy Corbyn announces plans to create 4 new UK-wide bank holidays if he is successful in his bid to return Labour to power. This must mean that everyone gets…

Have you updated your Policies to reflect the new Statutory rates for maternity pay, paternity pay, shared paternity pay, adoption pay and sick pay?  Statutory maternity pay is now £140.98 (or…

On 1st April 2017 The National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) will be increasing. The National Living Wage is being increased to £7.50 per hour for workers…

Thank you to those who attended our Masterclass ‘An Employer’s Guide to Workplace Discipline’ recently. It was great to see some new faces. For those who could not make it,…

Thank you to all those who attended the launch of our Employee Lifecycle Masterclass on Wednesday 22nd February, focusing on the do’s and don’ts of HR Administration. For those who…

Thank you to all those who attended the launch of our Employee Lifecycle Masterclass on Wednesday 22nd February, focusing on the do’s and don’ts of HR Administration. For those who…

This year promises some interesting case law, so here’s our top 4 cases to keep an eye on…… 1. Employment Status Aslam and others v Uber BV and others (EAT) This…

South West Business recently reported that the number of sick days taken by staff in the south west is far higher than the current national average, and could be costing…

Quote: Joel Greenwald http://www.strategy-business.com/blog/How-to-Get-the-Wrong-People-Off-the-Bus?rssid=all_updates&gko=5516d. This is by far my favourite quote when talking about company culture.  It reminds us that a company’s culture not just a feeling or a belief…

In the complex world of maternity leave, the CBI have urged government to consider increasing maternity pay from the current 39 weeks to 52 weeks and offer 15 hours a…