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Mental Health Awareness Week 13-19th May 2024

The theme for Mental Health Awareness week, taking place from 13th-19th May 2024, is ‘Movement: Moving more for our mental health’.

Staff Care Services
Support Line

Cost of Living Crisis: Impact on Employees

Following reports that work-related stress already costs the economy £28 billion each year, this figure is expected to rise unless organisations step in to provide swift access to mental health support in the wake of the cost-of-living crisis.

Staff Care Services
Support Line

Visit our Job Description Library

Did you know that the HR Connect portal contains a library of more than 60 job profiles for the support staff roles most commonly found in Schools and Academies?

HR Connect

Fit Note Reform: Call For Evidence

The Government has now launched, what is termed ‘a call for evidence’, obtaining views on reforming the fit note process and tackling what is described as the ‘sick note culture’, as part of its Back to Work Plan.

Legal Connect

Kent Scheme Total Contribution Pay (TCP) – Actions for Non-Assessed Employees

Kent Schools are reminded that in line with the Kent Scheme TCP rules, no Employee’s pay should fall beneath the minimum of their grade with the pay changes from 1st April – with the exception of those who have received a performance improvement required rating.

HR Connect

Rolled Up Holiday Pay

On 1st April the Employment Rights (Amendments, Revocation and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2023 came into effect.

Payroll

Police Force Delays

Over the past few months, we have been updating you on Police Force delays for enhanced DBS checks.

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Safer Recruitment Online Searches - Lots of Questions and Still No Answers?

Are you carrying out online searches as part of your safer recruitment practice in school? Have you even considered carrying out this search? What does the requirement really mean in practice?

HR Connect

Reserve your free space at our Breakfast Briefing

Join us for an engaging and informative HR Connect Breakfast Briefing on Wednesday 5th June, 8am to 12pm, at the luxurious Ashford International Hotel.

HR Connect
Kent Teach
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Staff Care Services

New ICO guidance on information sharing in mental health emergencies at work

New Employer guidance has been issued by The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) with regards to the extent which it is permissible to share personal data about workers during a mental health emergency.

HR Connect

School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document – mid year revision

Very unusually the Government has amended the 2023 STCPD mid-year with a new annex 5 detailing the administrative tasks which teachers should not ordinarily be expected to do.

HR Connect

Our Employee Assistance Programme is expanding

We have some exciting news to share with you. From 1st April 2024 Staff Care Service’s Employee Assistance Programme ‘Support Line’ is expanding.

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