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Employing Foreign Workers in the UK
Written by Sue Berry on 27th June 2018. Revised 8th July 2023.
11 min read
The UK is suffering a massive skills and labour shortage. Whilst we hear a lot about the NHS, any manager in a technology-centric business will tell a similar story – we simply have too few engineers and scientists. Employing overseas workers can help. This article discusses how you apply for a visa sponsorship licence and go on to have a foreign worker apply for a visa. This article is up to date at 20th August 2020. It will not be kept up to date and should be considered general reading only.
National Minimum Wage Rates
Written by Sue Berry on 9th May 2017. Revised 6th July 2023.
1 min read
National minimum wage figures for UK employers. This data is updated whenever legislation changes.
SMP, SAP, SPP, SSP and other rates
Written by Sue Berry on 3rd May 2017. Revised 6th July 2023.
1 min read
Ensure you pay the correct rate for Statutory Sick Pay and Family Friendly Benefits with this current statutory rates checker.
We're not all suffering poor mental health and wellbeing
Written by John Berry on 12th June 2023.0
3 min read
A book I read omits the idea of coping. Coping comes from the notion of balance between demands placed on each employee, and the personal resources that they bring to their home and work life. And it omits the fact that poor wellbeing only exists when, the sufferer is incapacitated, or their life enjoyment inhibited. We don’t all suffer poor mental health and poor wellbeing. Most of us cope, and cope well. Read more about the importance of a complete definition.
Employment contracts, capability dismissal, redundancy … and all that jazz!
Written by Sue Berry on 30th August 2019. Revised 10th May 2023.
4 min read
TimelessTime has been providing support to clients for over 15 years on the themes of human resource management and organisational development. In that time, we have advised thousands of managers on a wide variety of subjects – some straightforward and some very complex. Find out how we can support you, using our expert knowledge in law, psychology, economics and evidence-based management practices.
Achieving competitive advantage through people
Written by John Berry on 1st May 2017. Revised 25th April 2023.
27 min read
Competitive advantage is where a firm enjoys lower costs or greater sales than competitors. This paper builds an argument for a set of HR practices that form the basis of the psychological contract, the set of expectations that both employee and employer hold.
