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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Comparisons Global

Personio vs Mellow: Onboarding Experience

Personio has comprehensive onboarding features built for mid-market European businesses. Mellow is UK-specific, self-service, and connects onboarding to payroll from day one.

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People Management India

Trade unions and employee representation in India

Trade unions in India give employees a formal channel to negotiate pay, conditions, and grievances collectively. For employers, understanding how unions work — and what the law requires — reduces conf

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People Management UK

Trade unions and employee representation in the United Kingdom

Employees have the right to join a trade union, and employers in the UK have defined legal obligations when a union is recognised — including duties to consult and bargain collectively. Understanding

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People Management USA

Trade unions and employee representation in the United States

US workers have a federally protected right to organize, join a union, and engage in collective bargaining — and employers have legally defined obligations when a union is involved. Understanding how

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People Management Australia

Trade unions and employee representation in Australia

Trade unions and employee representation in Australia are governed by a well-established legal framework that gives workers the right to organise, bargain collectively and be represented in disputes —

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People Management UAE

Trade unions and employee representation in the United Arab Emirates

Trade unions as they operate in many countries do not exist in the UAE. Employees have no statutory right to form or join a trade union, and there is no collective bargaining framework under UAE feder

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People Management Ireland

Trade unions and employee representation in Ireland

Trade unions in Ireland have legal standing and employees have a constitutional right to join one. As an employer, you are not legally required to recognise a trade union for collective bargaining pur

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People Management India

Employees working abroad: Indian employer duties

Sending an employee abroad — or hiring someone already overseas — does not end your obligations as an Indian employer. Indian labour, tax and social-security rules can follow an employee across a bord

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People Management UK

Employees working abroad: UK employer duties

When one of your employees works abroad, you do not automatically stop having UK employer obligations. Your duties depend on where they work, for how long, and whether they remain within the scope of

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People Management USA

Employees working abroad: US employer duties

US employers remain responsible for certain tax, payroll, and compliance obligations when an employee works abroad — but the exact duties depend on where the employee works, for how long, and whether

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People Management Australia

Employees working abroad: Australian employer duties

Australian employers remain responsible for payroll, tax and compliance obligations even when an employee works outside Australia — the extent of those obligations depends on where the employee works,

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People Management UAE

Employees working abroad: UAE employer duties

Sending a UAE-based employee to work abroad does not end your obligations as their employer — in most cases UAE labour law, payroll requirements and end-of-service entitlements continue to apply for a

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