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The overpayment of remuneration to employees can occur for many reasons. The rules governing the right to reclaim overpayments are complex and must bemanagedwith caution. This course clarifies the impact of relevant case law and statutes and identifies the practical considerations for reclaiming overpayments using group discussions and exercises to create an interactive learning environment. Overpayments recovery workshop
Research indicates that employers are more concerned about motivation than resignation RESEARCH CARRIED out by employment services partner, Omnipresent, has highlighted the fact that nearly six in ten employers (59%) are worried that their staff are struggling to stay motivated and engaged as part of a distributed workforce. The research involved the publication of a survey, which was released to collate the views of 250 human resource (HR) managers and C-suite professionals across the UK. Additional findings demonstrated that less than 25% of employers reported that they felt coronavirus had negatively impacted retention rates, and just 22% of employers agreed that investing in a strong workplace culture could work to support low employee turnover. Department for Education (DfE) increases investment in cyber training courses DfE has increased the security courses on offer to its staff from four to 44. In financial year 2019/20, there were just under 7,000 course participants, which has rocketed to more than 30,000 in the current year, marking a 329% increase. The total spend on cyber training also increased from £1,996 in financial year 2019/20 to £31,960 in 2020/21. Large numbers of course attendees completed various basic cyber security e-learning sessions, which included a simulated cyber attack course with remedial phishing training. These figures show how organisations are reacting to increasing cyber threat levels, prompted in part by the pandemic and the now widespread practice of remote working. Xero adds expenses functionality to its Xero Me app XERO HAS announced that it has added integrated expenses technology into its Xero Me app. This means that employees of organisations that use Xero payroll will be able to submit expenses in the same place that they can access their payslips, submit any timesheets and manage their leave requests. It is hoped that this will create a more seamless experience for employees when utilising the self-service software. The new functionality will initially be available for businesses in the UK, Australia and New Zealand. Processing pay when the clocks go back THE CLOCKS went back on 31 October 2021, and employers are being reminded to be careful when processing pay for staff relating to work carried out on that date, to ensure they do not breach national minimum wage (NMW) / national living wage (NLW) regulations. If individuals are working an additional hour that night, then payment needs to be made at, at least the NMW / NLW (whichever is applicable) rate for all hours worked. Over 88 million working days lost due to financial stress A NEW study from salary advance solution, Borofree, has revealed that the events of the last year led to workers taking an average of three working days off in relation to financial worries. This equates to more than 88 million working days being lost in Britain because of financial stress. The research was conducted by YouGov and also shows that HR decision makers are eager to reboot employee productivity as staff return to offices. 83% confirmed their intention to prioritise plans to improve employee productivity over the course of the next year.
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