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The Acas rulebook hasn’t changed since 2009. That’s about to shift.
You most likely built your disciplinary and grievance policy around the Acas Code of Practice, guidance that nobody has updated since 2009. Sixteen years of hybrid teams, remote work and changing how people actually raise concerns with each other, and the rulebook...
Zero-Hours Contracts Aren’t Being Banned — But They Are Changing. Here’s What to Know
I've had a run of conversations recently with clients and people in my network. They're all circling the same worry: "Are zero-hours contracts being banned?" The honest answer is no. Something real is happening, though. If you've got casual, bank or zero-hours staff...
The 2-year rule: what you actually need to know before January 2027
You've probably heard there's a change coming to unfair dismissal law. You might even know roughly when. What you probably don't know is what it actually changes for you, day to day, the next time someone in your business isn't working out. So let's sort that. What's...
We’re LIVE
The BeeSure HR website is officially live — and it's been a long time coming. It's clean, it's straightforward, and it says what we actually do without the usual HR waffle. You'll also find a handful of blog posts we've brought over from LinkedIn — the ones still...
Employment Rights – April 2026 Update
If you employ people and you’ve been meaning to sit down and work through the April changes, this is your reminder. There’s a lot in this latest wave of employment law reform. Some of it changes employee rights. Some of it changes what employers need to pay. Some of...
Why have we made everything so complicated?
One of your employees needs a couple of days off to look after their grandmother. You want to say yes. It's a good thing to do. But now you're either wading through an absence request form, a policy to check, legislation to cross-reference, payroll to inform, and a...
AI in small businesses: panic or plan?
Someone mentions AI in a meeting and your internal monologue goes one of two ways. Either: "Brilliant. Another thing to learn while also covering payroll, hiring, and sorting Brian's holiday request." Or: "We should probably be doing something with this."...
The Power of Fractional HR
You don't need a full-time HR Director. You need the right one, some of the time. A full-time HR Director costs somewhere between £60,000 and £80,000 a year before you factor in employer's NI, pension, and benefits. For most founder-led businesses with 20, 30, or 50...
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