Maternity Rights revised on 5th October 2008.

Did you know that new rights have come into force for any women whose expected week of childbirth is on or after 5th October 2008?

Maternity Leave (ML) consists of 52 weeks leave. This is made up of 26 weeks Ordinary Maternity Leave (OML) and 26 weeks Additional Maternity Leave (AML). Currently during OML women continue to receive contractual benefits (ie, accruing holiday entitlement, receiving pension contributions etc). During AML women only receive statutory benefits unless their

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New Training course launched for small business owners

InitialFirst Learning & Development, a member of the Rentokil / Initial Group of Companies, has launched a Certificate in Human Resources Administration training course. This distance learning course is the only one available in the UK to meet a level 2 VRQ qualification in this important area of business studies.

HR4UK.com is proud to be sponsors of this training initiative as it will help improve the quality of staff administration and personnel record keeping in small and medium

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How to avoid employment tribunals

HR4UK and Business Link are proud to announce a series of FREE Breakfast seminars offering advice to small business owners on how to avoid employment tribunals. During an economic downturn, it is important for the sustainability of a business to look at how to minimise the risk of being taken to an Employment Tribunal. This breakfast briefing is designed to inform the small business owner of how to manage staff disputes effectively - saving time and money. 24 Sept 2008, Derbyshire Conference

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How to avoid employment tribunals

On Thursday 13th March 2008 at the Ramada Jarvis Hotel in Leicester, Business Link and HR4UK held a breakfast briefing for small business owners. This FREE event ran from 8am until 10am and showed what steps a small business owner can take to minimise the chances of being taken to an employment tribunal. Those attending were asked for feedback and to mark the seminar. Out of a possible 6 - they rated the seminar 5.6. This event was so successful that followup meetings have been booked in oth

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Franchise Marketing awards 2008

HR4UK is pleased to announce that we are sponsoring the Award for Best Franchise Literature, at this years Franchise Marketing Awards to be held on the evening of Friday 4th April 2008 at The Royal Lancaster Hotel, Lancaster Terrace, London. The Franchise Marketing Awards have, since their inauguration in 2006, rapidly become one of the most highly coveted prizes by franchisors throughout Great Britain. The Franchise Marketing Awards recognise the industrys most innovative and effective marke

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GLASSEX EXHIBITION

HR4UK will be exhibiting at the Glassex Exhibition at the NEC in Birmingham from the 8th to 10th April 2008. Come along and meet us on our stand (full details to follow) Glassex is the UK´s only dedicate event for the door, window and conservatory industries, attracting visitors from a wide range of sectors including the building sector, door, window and conservatory manufacturers, installers, systems companies, hardware, consumables and the public sector. Show Open Times: Tuesday

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HR4UK.com is proud to announce

that we have been approved as a Quality Assured Supplier by Business Link and the East Midlands Development Agency.
A Quality Assured Supplier has been through a rigorous vetting procedure that includes meeting various financial and business standards, as well as demonstrating a long and successful track record of helping small businesses. We are immensely proud of our Quality Assured status and look forward to helping simplify staff administration for many more small businesses in the future

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Welcome to HR4UK.com new web site and information service.

When we asked a sample group of employers what they wanted from our new web site there was one common theme in their answers. "WE WANT A ONE STOP WEB SITE COVERING ALL EMPLOYEE MATTERS." We looked at this request and found that no one else was providing this service. Some sites provided assistance on employment law matters, some on employee benefits, others on pensions, staff motivation, appraisals etc, but no one covered the whole employer - employee relationship. This new w

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