Royal Assent was given to the Employment Rights Act 2025 on December 18 th 2025.  This Act, hailed as the biggest overhaul of employee rights in a generation, forms one of the cornerstones of the Governments economic strategy to ‘make work pay’.  Critics have pointed out that increased financial burdens to businesses, coupled with higher compliance costs and tighter bureaucracy, may inhibit growth and have unintended consequences to the labour market. So what does the Employ

As an HR Director whose background and formative work life was in the Gen X camp, I have some sympathy for managers who may struggle to...

Labour promised a comprehensive agenda of employment reform going into the July 2024 election in its plan to “Make Work Pay”.  Following...

On 26th October 2024 the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill becomes law.  This new law places an obligation on...

Current Trends Although polls currently show a clear Labour lead (44% vs Conservatives at 23%), an outright majority is not a foregone...

April 2024 Legislative Changes Recent legislation came into effect from April 2024 to increase the rights of employees to request...

A topic I often get asked for my opinion on is working models; whether businesses should return to their pre-pandemic, office based...

January to March are some of the busiest months for recruitment.  Many businesses make and review their plans and identify new roles....

It’s that time of year again. Offices are decorated with tinsel and twinkly lights, Christmas party plans are in full swing and secret Santa gifts are being exchanged.  It is the season to be jolly...or is it? What could possibly go wrong amidst all this festive cheer? Well hopefully nothing. Not wanting to channeI my inner Grinch, but there are a number of potential HR challenges which might affect your business over the Christmas period and it’s better to address them earl

Hummingbird HR Services offers new and prospective clients a HR Healthcheck as part of its initial consultation service. This is a great...

November is the month where men across the globe try to ‘grow a mo’ in support of the charity Movember, which aims to change the face of...

Having worked in a Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) for many years, I know that resources are scarcer than in a larger corporate...

The rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are hot topics in the news right now, often accompanied with reports...