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Warning: minimum wages go up soon

Late in 2017, the government published a list of 260 companies that failed to pay the minimum wage. Together, these companies owed 16,000 workers a... Read More

05 March 2018 By Peninsula Blog

How to support an employee with a premature baby

What do Manchester City and Waltham Forest Council have in common? Both employers have received praise for their support of employees with premature b... Read More

06 February 2018 By Peninsula Blog

Are you entitled to a tribunal fee refund?

It was big news last year. But it’s not over. When the Supreme Court’s ruling to abolish employment tribunal fees hit the headlines, employers across ... Read More

02 February 2018 By Peninsula Blog

How to help staff beat the January blues

With Christmas a distant memory, January is often perceived to be the most depressing month of the year. In fact, Blue Monday (the third Monday in Jan... Read More

05 January 2018 By Peninsula Blog

The lowdown on smoking breaks at work

A Japanese company recently made the news for giving non-smokers six extra days’ holiday each year to make up for the time that colleagues spent on sm... Read More

05 January 2018 By Peninsula Blog

When Weather Affects Work

Click here for your free PDF version of this guide Extreme weather conditions of various types e.g. snow, rain, wind can affect the normal running of ... Read More

11 December 2017 By Peninsula Blog

GDPR: change how you process staff data

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is on its way, bringing big changes that come into effect on 25th May 2018. In particular, one will be choos... Read More

04 December 2017 By Peninsula Blog

Keep sick leave under control this Christmas

If the festive season doesn’t bring you challenges, then you’re in a minority of employers. For the rest of us, it’s an annual challenge to try to ... Read More

04 December 2017 By Peninsula Blog

How buying staff gifts could break your payroll

As another year of work draws to a close, what better way to reward your staff this holiday season than with a small gift? And nothing could be simple... Read More

04 December 2017 By Peninsula Blog

Peninsula announces partnership with Salford City FC

On Thursday 19th October 2017, we were delighted to see Sir Alex Ferguson and the Class of ’92 unveil the Peninsula Stadium, Salford City FC’s new 5,0... Read More

31 October 2017 By Peninsula Blog

"It was just banter... a bit of a joke!"

The dreaded B-word. People use it all the time. You might even use it yourself. In its original sense, banter is completely fine. After all, who doesn... Read More

31 October 2017 By Peninsula Blog

The safest way to make under 20 redundancies

Big companies based in the UK are shedding staff. Sainsbury’s announced it will cut 2,000 jobs. BAE Systems will do the same. Meanwhile, Vauxhall is l... Read More

31 October 2017 By Peninsula Blog

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