Moorepay has joined forces with Bizimply to provide a more comprehensive offering to the hospitality, retail and care industry. About our partnership Yes, it’s official! Moorepay’s Payroll and HR Solutions will now integrate seamlessly with the Bizimply, so that we can offer a payroll, HR and workforce management solution for a multitude of industries. The Moorepay Next Generation technology is created to be flexible and easily integrated. Bizimply easily connects to the Moorepay payroll & HR solution through seamless integration. Together, we’re helping SMEs to…
What’s the definition of a workplace party? Who is responsible if things go wrong? That’s something people all over the country are asking and we're here to give you the facts. While for most of us the big ‘Work Christmas Do’ has been on hold for a couple of years, a less formal approach to work has seen an increase in more casual social events, including drinks after work. As an employer, you have a duty of care to people who are attending work events,…
We’ve all been there: the inbox is stacking up, the phone is ringing off the hook, and let’s not even get started on those furiously typing in teams. Whether you’re a small team, or a miniature army, there are obvious benefits in quickly managing employee queries relating to payroll & HR. This is the easy way to ship them off your plate, and quick. Why does it matter? Call your employees impatient, but when they have queries heading to your department, it’s normally in relation…
There is new guidance published by ACAS on ‘fire and rehire’ amidst surge in attempts to fire and rehire employees on lesser contractual terms. Whilst fire and rehire can help avoid redundancies, ACAS identifies the use of the Covid-19 pandemic as a ‘smokescreen’ to diminish workers’ terms and conditions via extreme fire and rehire practices. What is fire and rehire? The approach - more commonly referred to as dismissal and re-engagement - is where an employee’s contract of employment is terminated, and at the same…
The decision to summarily dismiss an employee for being ‘highly irresponsible’ and ‘reckless’ in breaching self-isolation guidelines was found to be unfair. An employee was successful in their claim for unfair dismissal despite the tribunal finding ‘blameworthy conduct’ on his part. Background of the case The Claimant was employed as a Forklift Truck Driver in the Respondent’s warehouse in Newbridge, Scotland. His employment began on 5 January 1998 and was continuous until 25 February 2021. On 8 February 2021, the Claimant’s line manager emailed Mr…
There are some key changes to employment law that you need to keep an eye on this year. So you can stay on top of it, we’ve listed the key events to pop in your calendar below. Making flexible working default Flexible working is a way of working that suits your employees’ needs, such as flexible start and finish times and working from home. Currently anyone can apply for flexible working if they have worked for an employer for at least 26 weeks, which is…
As we enter the third year of restrictions due to Covid-19, and infection rates rise, businesses are challenged with planning for an increased number of employee absences. Consequently, Ministers have been tasked with developing “robust contingency plans” for workplace absences that could reach 25% of the workforce. 100,000 critical workers in England will get daily lateral flow tests The Government has announced plans to provide 100,000 critical workers in England with free daily lateral flow tests in order to catch infections early and avoid the…
Despite – or in some cases because of – Covid-19, many companies are actively recruiting. The challenges of recruitment involve far more than just finding the right candidate. You must also consider what you can and can't ask at application, interview and job offer stages. Not forgetting the GDPR implications and impact of Covid-19 vaccination statuses! Can you ask job applicants about their health? And what about Covid-19 vaccination status? Keep reading to find what you're legally allowed to ask - and what you aren't!…
Winter inevitably brings bad weather and travel disruptions. For those still travelling to their place of work, this can make getting there on time far more challenging. Here at Moorepay we've come up with some useful information on how to manage the impact of adverse weather conditions. What should employees do during adverse weather conditions? There may be occasions when unforeseen circumstances affect an employee's ability to work normally. These include adverse weather conditions, such as a severe snowfall. In such situations we expect employees…
The vast majority of employees are working from home again. Will this see cases of bullying and harassment continue or diminish? And how should HR deal with this? With more employees working from home, we'd expect (and hope) that bullying and harassment claims become less prevalent. However, this doesn't necessarily follow just because an employee is not physically in the workplace. A virtual world of work Video conferencing software such as Skype, Zoom and Microsoft Teams, are now the new way of working. Because of…
