Digital Right to Work Checks from 6th April 2022 20/01/22

New legislation will be issued effective from 6 April 2022 with the introduction of a new scheme allowing employers to undertake Right to Work & DBS checks to use certified Identification Document Validation Technology (IDVT) service providers and the team at Black Mountain will send out further updates once recieved – Source|: GOV.UK
Singapore HR Update – March 2022

COMPASS enables employers to select high-quality foreign professionals, while improving workforce diversity and building a strong Singaporean core. It is a transparent system that gives businesses greater clarity and certainty for manpower planning.
Global Payroll Newsletter – March 2022

The March 2022 Blue Marble newsletter is focused on global payroll funding and money movement, the pros and cons of a 4-day work week, and global expansion and integration.
Living with Covid-19 & the Workplace – 23/02/2022

Following the UK government announcement on the 21 February, we are now able to understand the plans to living with Covid-19. The start of the withdrawal of the legislation/regulations that came into effect in 2020 will start as of 24 February. There will be further updates/guidance by the government issued over the next couple of months.
Hong Kong HR Update 02/22

A Brief Recap of Some of the Legislative HR Changes in Hong Kong over the past 12 Months Potential Termination of Unvaccinated Staff On 8 February 2022 the Government announced a series of anti-epidemic measures which included banning unvaccinated persons from entering an additional six types of premises, namely shopping malls, department stores, religious venues, […]
Changes to Self-Isolation Rules in England & Other News 14/01/22

The Health Secretary, Sajid Javid has announced that from Monday 17 January 2022 at 12:01am, the self- isolation period for COVID positive individuals, will be reduced from 7 to 5 days
Forthcoming Legislation Changes 2022 06/01/22

The Black Mountain team are ready to help our clients to start budget planning for the next financial year
Global Payroll Newsletter – January 2022

The January 2022 Blue Marble newsletter is focused on global payroll support and service, worker rights in third world countries, and global payroll vendor challenges.
Autumn Budget Announcement Affecting Employers – 28/10/2021

Yesterday, the Chancellor announced his plans for this year’s Autumn budget to help the country and economy to continue to recover from the impact that the coronavirus pandemic has had on companies and individuals.
Additional Bank Holiday 2022 – Are Staff Automatically Entitled to The Additional Day? – 27/10/2021

Whilst we all look forward to a well-earned break for Christmas and the New Year, we are aware that an additional bank holiday has been announced to take place on the 3rd of June 2022 to mark Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee…