New National Minimum Wage/Living Wage rates come into effect in April. Make sure you're up-to-date with the changes.

View April changes 

Acas have further guidance and resources available:

Pay       Pay deductions       Tips and gratuities      Contracts of employment

Help for small firms: handling pay and wages

Gender Pay Gap reporting - less than one month to go
Employers with 250+ employees have until 30 March (for public sector) or 4 April (for private or voluntary sector) to publish their Gender Pay Gap figures.

If you haven’t already done so register your organisation on the government’s online reporting service.

We have guidance on how to make your calculations, where to publish, and what to do to tackle your gender pay gap.

National Apprenticeship Week
This week it's National Apprenticeship Week. We have guidance on apprenticeships and also guidance for anyone starting out in work. 

Apprentices       First job       New to work

Watch our first job video 
to find out how Soph gets on at her first day of work.

General Data Protection Regulation
In May, employers will be required to carry out audits of employee personal data that they collect and process to ensure it meets the General Data Protection Regulation.

Managing conflict
Working relationships don't always run smoothly so it's important for managers and employers to know how to deal with conflict. Most of the time an informal chat can sort things out. We have a range of guidance to help:

Having difficult conversations

Managing conflict

Discipline and Grievance and the Acas Code of Practice

Become a mediator in your workplace with our internal mediation course find out more: Certificate in Internal Mediation (CIWM)

Recruitment
If you're a small business owner, or new to HR, recruiting staff may seem an exciting but daunting prospect at first. We have some helpful tools to help you get it right.

Recruiting an employee: a step-by-step guide

Hiring staff forms and templates

Free webinar - managing sick leave
Acas and HMRC are holding a free webinar for employers and HR professionals looking at how to manage sick leave, and deal with the wider impact it has on employment relations. HMRC will also be providing a summary of statutory sick pay. You will be able to ask questions of the presenters live throughout the webinar.

Webinar being held: Th‌ur‌sd‌ay 2‌9 March 12p‌m - 1p‌m      Register now