Employees receiving no paid holidays A new study by the Resolution Foundation has found that 5% of all UK employees received no paid holidays last year. In addition 9% of employees failed to receive a payslip and 23% of workers paid at or near minimum wage were actually receiving less than the minimum wage in […]
Statutory Sick Pay Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) has been around for a long time. Originally introduced in 1983, it was then extended to cover 28 weeks of absence per year in 1985. Although it has been around a long time, Statutory Sick Pay still throws up many questions. Our blog today tries to solve some […]
Your mission is not you… Whilst on holiday, I’ve had the rare opportunity to finish a book. Yes, a whole book. Might not sound much to many of you but for those of you who have kids, it’s a minor miracle. The author, Carey Nieuwhof, writes about his own experiences of burnout and how to […]
Flexible working – right or privilege? I’m sitting here on my decking, tapping away at my laptop with the sun shining and the birds chirping away so it’s fair to say, I’m an advocate of flexible working. And it seems I’m not alone. A 2018 Deloitte survey suggests that 75% of employees want to be […]
We’ve won the Manchester Prestige Award Cornerstone Resources have been awarded the HR Consultancy of the Year Award by the Corporate LiveWire group. By Rob Birley Cornerstone Resources have been in business since January 2018. As a young business, it’s great to see our progress recognised by winning the prestigious award of Manchester HR Consultancy […]
Cornerstone Resources Human Resources Consultancy have moved! 18 months after we launched Cornerstone Resources Human Resources Consultancy, we are delighted to announce we’ve moved into our new office! Read below for more information about our journey so far… After spending more than a combined 40 years in HR for different businesses in different sectors, in […]
Zero hours contracts Zero hours contracts have had a lot of bad press. As they offer no guarantee of work, they have been a key cause of many lacking job security. Whilst this is undoubtedly accurate in many cases, zero hours also offer flexibility for those who require it. Although this article isn’t addressing the […]
How much should you pay your staff? Do you pay your staff enough? I’ve worked with employers who pay the least they can get away with. But is that the right thing to do? Is paying the least you can going to save you money in the long run? How much should you pay your […]
Is HR just “Newspeak?” I was reading an article in the Guardian. Yes, I know, the Grauniad. Don’t worry it won’t happen again any time soon. But this one made me stop and think. The premise of the article is that HR produces mind control by its murdering of the English language in a style […]
What support can you get from an HR Consultant? So you’ve identified that there’s a need to partner with an HR Consultant. Given everything you need to know about Employment Law and everything you need to comply with, it’s difficult to do that on your own. So what support can you get from an HR […]