We’ve settled back to work after the festive period, full of enthusiasm and ready to tackle 2024!

But what employment law changes will HR specialists and business owners need to navigate this year? We’ve summarised four key legislative changes that you will need to prepare for in the coming months.

Employees may be given compensation for financial losses in discrimination lawsuits, but they may also be awarded compensation for “injury to feelings” under the Equality Act 2010. Almost every successful discrimination claim includes an award for injury to feelings at some level. Compensation for injury to feelings represents the employee’s emotional distress, rather than penalising the employer. It differs from a personal injury claim in that no medical injury is necessary.

Halloween is just around the corner, and it’s the perfect opportunity to tell scary stories. While pumpkins, vampires, and zombies appear at our front doors asking for treats or tricks, you are in for a treat with these unique horror stories about Halloween-inspired creatures that haunt the HR archives. Discover the worst HR stories that will give even Jack Skellington nightmares.

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We are proud to be supporting the 23rd Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW) from 15th to 21st May, which is hosted by the Mental Health Foundation. This year the theme is anxiety, with the aim being to increase people’s awareness and understanding of this common mental health problem.

Special national events like the King’s Coronation often result in last-minute decisions to book leave, but planning ahead to update your HR policies will stand employers in good stead for avoiding staffing headaches.

Alasdair Hobbs, of Human Results, says: “From an employer’s perspective, mental health often gets overlooked until someone goes off sick, and if they are off for more than a couple of weeks with work-related stress, all of the statistics show they are unlikely to return.

Here at Human Results, we are strong believers and advocates of apprenticeship schemes. There are many benefits to taking on an apprentice, but what we urge companies not to do is look at it as cheap labour for the length of time of apprenticeship. It actually costs more long term and doesn’t install staff loyalty.

Here at Human Results, we are celebrating our 20th anniversary this year – after doubling in size in the space of a few years.

Here at Human Results, we are celebrating our 20th anniversary this year – after doubling in size in the space of a few years.

The core of our retained service to companies includes making sure their paperwork is straight, drafting contracts of employment, offer letters and employment policies, helping with the difficult decisions around dismissals, redundancy, restructuring, service provision changes, chairing difficult meetings and dispute resolution, including tribunal litigation.

Studies have shown that after a couple of weeks’ absence, one out of five employees will stay off work for an indefinite amount of time, or they will leave their job eventually. If you want to mitigate some of this risk, then it is vitally important that you determine the extent of sickness, and that you also determine what kind of support is required.

This podcast is to help raise awareness of menopause in the workplace. Listen to Lauren Chiren from Women of a Certain Stage and Hannah Charman of Physic Health as they talk about their own experiences and how it has helped them both build businesses that help other ladies through a tough and challenging period of their lives.

As important as proper employee management is, you may not have the capacity (or desire) to handle everything in-house, so you may consider outsourcing HR. When you care for your employees appropriately, you improve retention, productivity, and reduce risk. Here we have the top 5 warning signs you need to outsource your HR.

We’ve all heard that flexible working is not just beneficial for employees but for employers, too. There are many benefits of flexible working for both parties, and there’s no doubt that this type of working arrangement is on the rise.

Many employers, however, still fail to see the benefits that flexible working can have on their business, and are yet to realise their obligations regarding employee requests. So, when it comes to making adjustments in employees’ working time, just how flexible do employers need to be?

By investing in the career development of your employees you are setting standards for your current and future staff. People talk — and they will move to a company that is ready to invest in employee career development, especially if they feel unfulfilled in their career journey. And, investing in your employees sets you apart as an employer of choice in your sector.

In today’s digital world, terms such as e-hireability, e-learning, accessibility, and digital literacy, are commonplace. Couple them with the vast consumption of data and information in our everyday working lives, and suddenly, knowing how to best deliver training and education across the employee population can become a serious challenge.