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issue #36 winter 2021

In this issue, we include a 2021 outlook highlighting some of the latest rules and responsbilities for employers. We discuss where there may be conflict between employees and the business due to the pandemic and how to manage the increasingly blurred work and home lives of employees working remotely. We also look at managing staff holidays, a lockdown knock-on challenge. Looking at recruitment issues, we include an article on the promotion of employee benefits and how these valuable recruitment tools are often forgotten in the hiring process. We also focus on the value of an employee assistance programme. In advo news we update you on what’s new with us, including our new people and people moving to new roles within the group. We also highlight the expanded services and support offered by the advo hr team. In our annual ‘Oscars’ we recognise advo’s ‘best of the best’ by highlighting our advo staff award winners.

issue #35 autumn 2020

In this issue we take a look at alcohol dependency, risen since lockdown, the surge in tribunal cases and the need more than ever on accurate record keeping. In addition, the importance of wellbeing support for homeworkers and employer commitments to retaining flexible working post pandemic. The feature also includes an update on the shifting job market, common redundancy mistakes, the do’s & do nots of dismissals & social media and the male/female wellness divide. We have two guests contributing with features. Simon Miller of Aetna International on the COVID mental health challenges and the use of technology With articles on the surge in telemedicine we also interview with Ximena Besnier of Now Health International looking at the importance of telemedicine and remote treatment.

issue #34 summer 2020

In this issue we have a special COVID 19 ‘HR in Lockdown’ supplement. Articles cover maintaining good staff mental health, returning to the workplace, the pros and cons of home working with practical information on contractual issues. We cover advo bringing national HR consultancy firm, Sagegreen HR into the group. We include an HR blog from one of advo’s regional HR’s area Directors. We have two interviews, one with Vitality UK’s CEO who outlines his thinking on the health of the nation and that there needs to be a change of mindset. The second interviews the founding Partner of Salus, a specialist risk protection adviser giving additional options to high-risk clients.

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