Month: April 2019

We are delighted to have been approached by Plymouth College of Art to present to their students during their “LaunchPad Week”. This is an exciting week for the students as they learn about becoming an entrepreneur, pricing, getting experience and getting in front of the right people. Sekoya will be providing a 1 hour lecture … Read more

Question: I run a holiday complex and my staff work various shifts, the last one of the day finishing at 8pm. After their official finish time the staff remain “on-call” until 8am the following morning to welcome any late arrivals etc. Usually they don’t need to do anything between 8 pm and 8 am and … Read more

A huge thank you to Cornwall Chamber of Commerce for inviting us to speak at their Key note Speaker at the recent Chamber Big Breakfast at St Mellion Golf Club. It was such an honour to be asked to speak. Donna Negus outlined why employers need to ensure that they comply with Equality legislation and … Read more

Question: I recently made a phone call to an employee who is currently off sick. During the phone call the employee got really angry and threatened me with legal action for harassment, claiming that I am not allowed to contact him. Does the employee have a case? Answer: You are absolutely allowed to make contact … Read more

Question: Most of our employees are paid monthly, however we do have several who have been paid weekly over many years, and we want to bring them into line with the monthly paid staff. How do we do this? Answer: The first thing you need to do is to write to your staff advising them … Read more

Following on from our previous post, we are now able to give to you the amazing podcast recorded with Gydeline LTD – they make compliance easy for businesses. A little bit of fun if you have time to spare! https://gydeline.com/blue-sky-stinking/bss7-one-of-us/

This week we were the proud winners of a networking award from Cornish Partnerships. These awards are voted for by the Partners and they declared that #teamsekoya should win one. Thank you to everyone who voted and a huge well done to all of team Sekoya who helped us bring the award home!

Question: I’ve heard the rates for national living wage and national minimum wage have increased.  Is that right? Answer: Yes that is correct.  From 1 April 2019 the new rates are as follows: Workers aged 25+ – £8.21 per hour (up from £7.83) Workers aged 21-24 – £7.70 per hour (up from £7.38) Workers aged … Read more