Bespoke HR Bulletin for your business

HR reminders - March

• National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage?increases?on 1st April.
• In addition, employee and employer National Insurance contributions also rise from next month. HMRC is asking employers, where appropriate, to include the following message on payslips: ‘1.25% uplift in NICs, funds NHS, health & social care’. We've rounded up?what you need to know.?

HR update: Covid timelines

As you know, the coronavirus restrictions, which have been in place for the past two years, are being phased out by the government. It is therefore important that employers understand the revised guidance, and their associated health and safety responsibilities. Find?out more.?

Free template of the month

The increasing cost of living is a concern for all of us. How can you support employees? We've rounded up some of the best?free resources?to help with financial wellbeing.?

Client focus: outsourcing your payroll

Last year Workrate acquired 100 new staff to its UK business. With some on monthly salaries and others on hourly rates, calculating pay and deductions was a major task.?Find out how they?outsourced their payroll function?to take away the admin headache.

Tools & resources?we're loving...

• Free learning resources

Enterprise Nation?has a bank of free e-learning resources covering everything from marketing to finance. We love their Lunch & Learn sessions.?

• Credit control

Itsettled is for business owners who don’t have the resources, experience, or time to manage credit control themselves. It links with accountancy software and works as an automated credit control function.?There is a?free trial?available for new customers.?

• Managing expenses

Get?FreeAgent?for free if you have a business current account with NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland, Ulster Bank NI, or a business account with?Mettle.?

• Wellbeing resources

We've partnered with?Wellness Cloud,?an online employee wellbeing resource. It contains unlimited access to classes, videos and guides plus mental health first aid training. It also comes as part of our HR plans.??

Our news

Staff Spotlight: Nicky?

Nicky joined the Bespoke HR team in 2019 having enjoyed a number of HR roles in the hospitality sector. Prior to joining Bespoke HR, Nicky was as Head of People & Development for Jamie Oliver. Meet Nicky

What are your training plans for this year??

Staff training is more important than ever as employee requirements change and employers compete to recruit and retain good people. We've launched bespoke?training workshops?which can be tailored to your staff and your business.?