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HR & payroll, done properly

Practical, country-by-country guides on payroll, compliance and leave — and how to treat your people as capital to invest in, not headcount to manage. Written for HR leaders at growing companies across the UK, Ireland, USA, UAE, India and Australia.

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Payroll Global

PAYE explained: a plain English guide for employers

PAYE is how employers collect income tax and NI from employees and pass it to HMRC. A plain English guide covering how the system works, what you calculate, and when you pay.

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ERA 2025 Global

How Mellow tracks the Employment Rights Act 2025 changes

Mellow's Predictive Compliance maps the Employment Rights Act 2025 changes to your account, flags what is automated and what needs a policy update, and tracks your readiness. Here is how it works.

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ERA 2025 Global

Employment tribunals after ERA 2025: higher stakes

ERA 2025 expands the pool of potential unfair dismissal claimants and raises the procedural bar. Here is what the higher-stakes tribunal landscape means for employers.

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ERA 2025 Global

Shift cancellation compensation: calculating what you owe

ERA 2025 gives zero-hours workers the right to compensation when a confirmed shift is cancelled at short notice. Here is how to calculate what you owe.

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ERA 2025 Global

ERA 2025 and agency workers: what changed

ERA 2025 extends several new rights to agency workers including regular-hours requests, shift cancellation compensation, and predictable hours. Here is what hirers need to know.

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ERA 2025 Global

Single worker status: what it means for your workforce

ERA 2025 does not introduce single worker status, but it narrows the practical gap between employees and workers. Here is what the three-tier system means for your workforce today.

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ERA 2025 UK

Right to disconnect: is it coming to the UK?

The UK does not yet have a statutory right to disconnect, but ERA 2025 and the broader direction of travel make it worth preparing for. Here is the current position.

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ERA 2025 Global

ERA 2025 compliance checklist for HR teams

A practical ERA 2025 compliance checklist covering contracts, processes, sector-specific risks, and where to prioritise. For HR teams with 50+ employees.

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ERA 2025 Global

How to update your employment contracts for ERA 2025

ERA 2025 makes contracts written before 2024 out of date. Here is a practical guide to which clauses need updating and what the new provisions require.

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ERA 2025 Global

Neonatal care leave: the new statutory entitlement

Neonatal care leave is a new day-one right giving parents up to 12 weeks of additional leave when a baby requires hospital care. Here is how employers administer it.

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ERA 2025 Global

Probation periods after ERA 2025: what's different

ERA 2025 cuts the unfair dismissal qualifying period from two years to six months for dismissals on or after 1 January 2027 (the two-year period still applies until then), so probationary dismissals will need a proper process. There is no statutory probation. Here is what has changed.

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ERA 2025 Global

Third-party harassment: your new duty of care

ERA 2025 reintroduces the duty to prevent third-party harassment, with no repeat-offence threshold. A single incident can trigger liability. Here is what employers must do.

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