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Leave Management
Paternity leave: An employer’s guide to rights and pay
A complete guide to UK paternity leave and pay for employers. Learn about rights, statutory pay, eligibility, adoption and surrogacy rules.
Adoption leave and pay in the UK: an employer’s guide
Learn how adoption leave and pay work in the UK, including employee eligibility, statutory pay rules, surrogacy cases and employer obligations.
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Compassionate Leave: An Expert Guide for UK Employers [2025]
Support your staff through life’s toughest moments. Find out how compassionate leave works in the UK and what employers need to do.
Jury service employer guide: Pay, policy and procedures
A complete guide for employers on handling staff called for jury service. Learn about pay obligations, policies, deferrals, and best practice.
Time off for dependants: A guide to dependency leave
Dependency leave gives employees time off to care for dependants during emergencies. Learn more about your employer responsibilities in this guide.
Sickness Absence Policy Template
Published Managing sickness absence is one of the most important responsibilities for HR professionals, SME owners and line managers. Without clear processes, it’s easy for absence to spiral into a bigger issue, creating unfairness, legal risk and disengagement in the workplace. Which is why a clear sickness absence policy is a must for every business. […]
From 5 hours to 2 minutes per week: How Simple Financial Planning slashed leave management admin with Employment Hero
Drowning in leave requests? See how Simple Financial Planning cut weekly admin from 5 hours to just 2 minutes and built a full audit trail with Employment OS.
Breaks At Work: Laws and Employer Obligations
Using a payroll platform to bring payroll in-house can be transformational for your business and team. Let’s chat through why and when it might be the time to introduce it in your business. Last Updated Contents Understanding UK Break and Lunch Laws Taking regular breaks at work isn’t just good for productivity and employee wellbeing, […]
Dealing with mental health in business—From a HR professional
Discover our in-depth guide to mental health sick leave. We look at what it is, why it is taken and how to support staff with mental health conditions.
What the new rights around neonatal leave actually mean
Wondering how the new neonatal leave rights mean for your business? We have you covered.
Common Scenarios for Payroll over the Christmas Period
The Christmas/New Year break brings different routines to payroll, including paying employees in advance, leave requests, and public holidays. In this article, we go over some common scenarios and how best to handle them.
Birthday leave: a must or a perk?
Birthday leave is the latest non-statutory perk businesses are considering to attract and retain talent. Published Updated 7 mins read Birthday leave is the latest perk businesses are considering offering their employees in an effort to attract and retain talent. It’s not compulsory, but employers in large and small businesses around the world are considering […]
Encouraging Staff To Take Annual Leave – Email Template
Help staff recharge, boost wellbeing, prevent burnout & increase productivity. Download our free reminder email to help employees take needed time off.
Partner Network: PennyBooks
PennyBooks streamlines HR, payroll and leave with Employment Hero, reducing manual admin and giving partners clearer visibility over their growing finance team.
How to easily calculate 52 week average for holiday pay
Learn how to calculate holiday pay correctly including full-time, part-time, irregular hours and 52-week average rules.
