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The UK Has No Maximum Working Temperature: Here’s What That Means for Your Business
This summer has made history: the UK has officially recorded eight days of temperatures at or above 34°C, a small yet significant jump from the previous record of seven. With the Met Office warning that very warm weather looks set to continue, heat...
How to Handle the 2026 World Cup at Work Without Losing Your Footing
It's inevitable. This time of year, every four years, staff begin calling in sick with mystery stomach bugs, and the holiday requests start piling up. The 2026 World Cup has started, and unlike previous tournaments, it's happening in America. That...
Employment Rights Act Changes One Month In: What Employers Are Experiencing and What Comes Next
April 2026 brought the most significant wave of employment law changes in a generation. The Employment Rights Act 2025 had been making headlines for months beforehand, but the reality of living with those changes is proving to be an entirely...
The Employment Rights Act is Making Change Management More Important Than Ever
Change is coming, significant, unavoidable change to how businesses manage their people as April and its employment law changes creep ever closer. Right now, businesses are focused on updating policies and procedures so that everything's...
The One Skill That Will Help You Through 2026’s Employment Law Changes
When you think about preparing for the upcoming employment law changes in 2026, what comes to mind? Updated policies? Compliance training? Significant employment law updates are arriving throughout 2026 and into 2027, with major changes...
Petaurum HR & drumBEAT Marketing — The Partnership Behind Benefits Cloud
Most business partnerships start with a contract, but ours started with a conversation. Petaurum HR and drumBEAT Marketing have worked side by side, handling each other's HR and marketing. Over time, that working relationship, shared values,...
Job Description Mistakes That Cost UK Businesses Their Best Hires
Your job description is often the first impression a potential candidate has of your business. Get it right, and you’ll find the best talent applying to work with you. Get it wrong, and you’ll be making the process more difficult for yourself than...
Who Actually Uses Flexible Working Policies and Why That Matters
Your flexible working policy works perfectly for everyone - on paper. But how does it hold up in practice? Since 2024, employees have had the legal right to request flexible working from day one of employment. It's a policy change that was designed...
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The UK Has No Maximum Working Temperature: Here’s What That Means for Your Business
This summer has made history: the UK has officially recorded eight days of temperatures at or above 34°C, a small yet significant jump from the previous record of seven. With the Met Office warning that very warm weather looks set to continue, heat at work is no...
How to Handle the 2026 World Cup at Work Without Losing Your Footing
It's inevitable. This time of year, every four years, staff begin calling in sick with mystery stomach bugs, and the holiday requests start piling up. The 2026 World Cup has started, and unlike previous tournaments, it's happening in America. That means in the UK,...
Employment Rights Act Changes One Month In: What Employers Are Experiencing and What Comes Next
April 2026 brought the most significant wave of employment law changes in a generation. The Employment Rights Act 2025 had been making headlines for months beforehand, but the reality of living with those changes is proving to be an entirely different experience for...
The Employment Rights Act is Making Change Management More Important Than Ever
Change is coming, significant, unavoidable change to how businesses manage their people as April and its employment law changes creep ever closer. Right now, businesses are focused on updating policies and procedures so that everything's legally compliant....
The One Skill That Will Help You Through 2026’s Employment Law Changes
When you think about preparing for the upcoming employment law changes in 2026, what comes to mind? Updated policies? Compliance training? Significant employment law updates are arriving throughout 2026 and into 2027, with major changes taking effect in April....
Petaurum HR & drumBEAT Marketing — The Partnership Behind Benefits Cloud
Most business partnerships start with a contract, but ours started with a conversation. Petaurum HR and drumBEAT Marketing have worked side by side, handling each other's HR and marketing. Over time, that working relationship, shared values, and trust resulted...
Job Description Mistakes That Cost UK Businesses Their Best Hires
Your job description is often the first impression a potential candidate has of your business. Get it right, and you’ll find the best talent applying to work with you. Get it wrong, and you’ll be making the process more difficult for yourself than it needs to...
Who Actually Uses Flexible Working Policies and Why That Matters
Your flexible working policy works perfectly for everyone - on paper. But how does it hold up in practice? Since 2024, employees have had the legal right to request flexible working from day one of employment. It's a policy change that was designed to give everyone...
2026 Employment Law Changes: Your Complete Guide to the Employment Rights Act
After a lot of back and forth, the Employment Rights Bill received Royal Assent in December 2025, officially making it law. Now known as the Employment Rights Act of 2025, the changes this act will bring will reshape how businesses manage their workforce, handle...
What the 2025 Autumn Budget Means for Your Business
The Autumn Budget has landed, and for HR professionals and business owners, it's brought a mix of anticipated changes and some surprises that will reshape workforce planning over the coming years. Announced on 26th November 2025, this budget introduces several changes...