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What if HR Blog

Head over to the What If HR Blog for plain-English articles, practical tips and the latest employment law updates designed specifically for SME owners and agency founders.
SSP is one of those things that looks straightforward until someone is actually off sick and you need to work it out quickly. This calculator tells you whether an employee qualifies, how much they're owed and for how long. All relevant links to reliable and reputable sources are included.
An HR-focused reference guide detailing UK data retention periods for various types of business and employee records. It is organized into a universal core schedule applicable to all UK employers and sector-specific supplements for regulated industries.
The HR Compliance Diagnostic is a 20-page self-check against current UK employment law. 12 sections, plain English, no jargon: built for owner-led businesses in the UK.
If you run an agency and haven't yet worked through what the Employment Rights Act 2025 means in practice, this is the fastest way to catch up. We've mapped every confirmed change between April 2026 and January 2027, covering what's already in force, what's coming next, what's still to be confirmed by regulations, and what was proposed but isn't going ahead. Each entry is colour-coded by status, rated by risk level, and followed by specific actions. Download it, pass it to whoever handles your contracts and policies, and you have a working compliance checklist for the next 18 months.
A practical guide to writing job adverts that attract the right people, reduce mismatches, and improve hiring quality from the start — written for founders and managers hiring without an in-house HR team.



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