Mellow Blog

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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Guides Global

HR and Payroll Software for Yorkshire Businesses

Yorkshire businesses span manufacturing, professional services, and retail. HR and payroll software that handles the region's diverse employment patterns and UK compliance requirements.

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Comparisons Global

Mellow vs Factorial: AI-Native vs Feature-Heavy

Factorial offers broad feature coverage at competitive pricing. Mellow is built AI-first with agents that handle entire workflows. Here is the honest comparison.

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People Management India

Bereavement leave in India

Bereavement leave in India is not mandated by any central statute — there is no law that requires employers to grant paid leave when an employee loses a family member. Whether you offer it, how many d

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People Management USA

Bereavement leave in the United States

Most private-sector employees in the United States have no federal right to paid bereavement leave. A handful of states mandate some form of it, but for most workers the amount of time off — and wheth

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People Management Australia

Bereavement leave in Australia

Employees in Australia are entitled to up to two days of paid compassionate leave per bereavement event under the National Employment Standards. The rules apply to most employees regardless of employm

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People Management UAE

Bereavement leave in the United Arab Emirates

Bereavement leave in the UAE is governed by Federal Decree-Law No. 33/2021. The entitlement varies depending on the employee's religion and the relationship to the deceased, and it applies to all priv

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People Management UK

Bereavement leave in the United Kingdom

Bereavement leave in the UK is a mix of statutory entitlements and employer discretion. The law sets a minimum floor — particularly for the loss of a child — but most of what employees receive in prac

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People Management Ireland

Bereavement leave in Ireland

Bereavement leave in Ireland is not yet governed by a standalone statutory code, but employees do have a legal right to paid compassionate leave under the Parental Leave Acts — and most employers go f

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Comparisons Global

Mellow vs HiBob: Which Is Right for Your Growing Team?

HiBob excels in engagement and culture UX. Mellow leads on AI automation depth and all-in-one architecture. Here is the honest comparison for mid-market HR teams.

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People Management India

Unpaid leave and sabbaticals in India

Unpaid leave and sabbaticals in India give employees time away from work without pay, and employers have broad discretion over both — no single central law mandates either arrangement for most categor

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People Management USA

Unpaid leave and sabbaticals in the United States

Unpaid leave and sabbaticals have no single federal framework governing them — what an employee can take, and under what conditions, depends on a patchwork of federal law, state law, and employer poli

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People Management Australia

Unpaid leave and sabbaticals in Australia

Unpaid leave and sabbaticals are not the same thing in Australian law, and employers are not generally required to offer sabbaticals at all. What you grant beyond the statutory minimum is a matter of

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