Sickness and absence management is part and parcel of managing a team, but it can be particularly challenging when an employee suffers from long term ill health. Employers have a legal responsibility to support staff when it comes to...
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If a business is considering making staff redundant, it needs to be for specific reasons and has to follow some basic ground rules set out in the Employment Relations Act 1996. Redundancy can happen for a variety of reasons:...
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There is no doubt that high turnover of staff can impact on any type of business. It can make providing a sustained, quality service difficult and have an adverse effect on company growth as well as that all-important bottom...
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From 25th May this year, privacy laws are going to change with the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It effects anyone who handles personal data relating to individuals living in the EU. Here are our top...
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Smaller or family run businesses often find it challenging to recruit the right people for a variety of reasons. They often don’t have the resources or experience to really understand the process of recruitment itself or the full range...
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There are a variety of reasons why your company needs to develop a mobile phone usage policy. Mobiles are far more than just simple telephone and texting machines. They are powerful mini-computers and have the same risks and challenges...
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Sexual harassment in the work place seems to have dominated the news and social media in recent months with worrying revelations of sexual harassment by those in very powerful positions. It’s not just in areas like film production and...
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Employees lie at the centre of any good business, most entrepreneurs know this already. As Richard Branson was once quoted as saying: “Clients do not come first. Employees come first. If you take care of your employees, they will...
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A ruling through the Supreme Court in July this year stated that employment tribunal fees are unlawful. This is already beginning to have a significant impact on employers, with the increase in the number of cases now being brought...
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It seems there is no getting away from it, social media is prolific. An excellent tool for all businesses but what happens if a disgruntled employee posts derogatory remarks about the company or more likely an employee lists on...
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