NGHR Blog

The recent increase in the qualifying period for employees from 1 year’s employment to 2 years only increases the timescale in which someone has to be employed before they can make a claim for ‘unfair dismissal’.  The change has been brought about to make it easier for businesses to dismiss individuals who underperform and has …

At New Generation HR we are always looking to support businesses in managing their employees fairly and consistently.  We want to offer the support businesses need,  giving them confidence, whilst improving their business operation.  Here are our top ten ways of ’how to get it right’. 

       1.  Produce contracts of employment.

       2.  Create company policies and procedures.

       3.  When policies …

Need to understand more about the pension reforms?

Due to Government concerns that most people are still not making enough provisions for their retirement. 

Reforms are due to be introduced by October 2012.  These reforms are to auto-enrole eligible employees into a pension scheme. 

Initially this will impact on larger firms but by 2017 will affect all businesses who employ staff.

Employers …

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Need to know if the changes to agency workers apply to your business?

Equal treatment for agency workers comes into effect from 1st October 2011.  The regulations allow for equal treatment to agency workers if they meet the qualifying period of working for the same hirer for a period of longer than 12 weeks.  Equal treatment …