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 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…
Round Up of Employment Tribunal Cases & SSP Rebate Scheme Ended – 22/10/2021
In this October newsletter we bring you up to date with some of the latest ET (Employment Tribunal) & EAT (Employment Appeals Tribunal) cases that are currently making headlines. In addition, we report on the Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme and the deadline for claims to be made.
The World of Flexible Working & ET Case – Employee Awarded £38,000 – 12/10/2021
So, what does that mean for employers? We are all too aware that it is currently a candidate led market and see more that flexibility is becoming part of employment contractual negotiations.