May 25, 2018
The General Data Protection Regulation takes effect on 25 May, with new fines of up to £17m or 4 per cent of your global turnover applying for breaches of personal data. A lot has been said about this new regulation in the media, and there have been warnings that many businesses know very little or…
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January 31, 2018
In October, we announced Bain Capital Private Equity had entered into discussions with NGA Human Resources (our parent company) to acquire the NGA UK & Ireland and Moorepay businesses. The transaction was subject to some customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals. These have now been satisfied and I’m pleased to announce that the deal completed…
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January 24, 2018
Moorepay are pleased to announce the launch of our new People Analytics Solution, designed to deliver business managers and HR professionals real insight from their payroll & HR data. See clear opportunities for cost-reduction Predict future requirements and trends Drive business efficiency from informed decision making Available now, this new solution brings real-time, data-driven dashboards…
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November 22, 2017
This Autumn Budget was widely trailed as the trickiest to be delivered in a generation. Slowing economic growth, a longstanding commitment to deficit reduction, Brexit uncertainty and rapid technological change all combined to give the Chancellor Philip Hammond very little room to manoeuvre. But in an hour-long speech that will contain a great deal of…
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November 6, 2017
Every employer dreads them but few can avoid them – the dreaded notice that legal proceedings have been taken against them. This can range from an industrial injury claim (generally speaking handled by the employer’s liability insurance), to notice of civil proceedings, to notice of an Employment Tribunal claim. This article sets out the steps…
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October 25, 2017
A specially-commissioned survey in the wake of the recent Hollywood claims of sexual harassment found that half of British women and a fifth of men have been sexually harassed at work or a place of study, according to the BBC survey. The report found a spectrum of behaviours occurring in workplaces, with transgressions ranging from so-called…
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October 13, 2017
You may have seen the news that NGA Human Resources has divested its domestic UK divisions to Bain Capital Private Equity, a leading global investment firm (see official press release from NGA HR). This represents another milestone in the history of our company and we’re excited to enter a new phase of our development while…
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October 6, 2017
Following the recent ruling removing tribunal fees for claimants, we’re taking an in-depth look at four key questions the ruling raises. In this third blog from Employer Services Manager Andy Weir, we look at the knock-on effects for the ACAS Early Conciliation Scheme: 3. How will Acas handle a ‘flood’ of demand for the Early…
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September 20, 2017
Ryanair has been hit with a self-inflicted HR disaster as poor holiday scheduling for its own pilots has led the popular airline to cancel 2,000 flights, leaving many holiday-makers and business travellers stranded. The airline has apologised, admitting ‘we messed up in the planning of pilot holidays’ after getting their forward planning all wrong. Ironically,…
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September 4, 2017
Following the recent ruling removing tribunal fees for claimants, we’re taking an in-depth look at four key questions the ruling raises. In this second blog from Employer Services Manager Andy Weir, we look at early trends in the market that could point to longer-term changes as a result of the decision: 2. Will we see…
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August 31, 2017
Absenteeism is having a big impact on profitability at UK small and medium enterprises (SMEs), according to 71% of firms questioned in our latest absence survey. The research found many UK SMEs are experiencing higher than average absenteeism in their business. According to the Office for National Statistics, the average number of sick days for…
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August 22, 2017
Following the recent ruling removing tribunal fees for claimants, we’re taking an in-depth look at four key questions the ruling raises. In this first blog from Employer Services Manager Andy Weir, we look at early trends in the market that could point to longer-term changes as a result of the decision: 1. When should we…
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