Blog
6th June 2016 Managing absence due to travel disruptions
Managing absenteeism caused by travel disruption Regardless of geographical location travel disruption can affect employees’ ability to either get to work on time or indeed to get there at all. …
20th May 2016 How To Improve Performance
Most managers, at some time in their career, have to deal with a poor performer. It can often be frustrating and a thankless task, unless you have the right tools …
10th May 2016 How to Avoid Costly Dismissal Mistakes
Dismissal Mistakes Last year a tribunal in Ireland ordered retail giant IKEA to pay an employee £23,000 in compensation. The employee had been sacked for stealing a milkshake that cost …
27th April 2016 Employee birthdays and national minimum wage pay increases
Happy Birthday? Have a pay increase! The National Minimum Wage (NMW) is paid according to an employee’s age, with the rates reviewed each year and increase normally in line with …
27th April 2016 How a nickname cost employers £63,000
An employment tribunal awarded a male employee over £63,000 following his colleagues calling him “Gramps” for a number of years. Does your work environment allow, or even encourage nicknames to …
27th April 2016 Does poor performance justify redundancy?
For an SME having just one member of staff who isn’t performing and is refusing to alter behaviour despite support, guidance and training, can have a major negative impact on …
15th April 2016 10 Easy Steps To Becoming A More Effective Manager
If you are stepping into your shoes as a manager for the first time, or you are looking to improve your management skills, then the following advice could help you …
11th April 2016 Employers risk breach of holiday rights with contract wording
Some employees are set to suffer a breach of their annual leave rights as a result of the way that Easter bank holidays fall this year and next year. The …
11th April 2016 How to manage time off work to provide Court evidence
If an employee is required to give evidence as a witness in Court it is important to understand how that time off work should be accounted for. There are different …
19th March 2016 Leading by Example – Leadership in the 21st Century
Over the years that I have worked in HR, I’ve taken a number of courses, read a number of books, and have seen and utilised a number of tools that …
8th March 2016 Including new information in disciplinary proceedings
Following a disciplinary hearing, further negative information has come to light about the employee. According to the Employment Appeal Tribunal, can it be taken into account when determining the appropriate …
8th March 2016 Does a driving ban mean dismissal?
An employee asks to see you and tells you that they have been banned from driving after committing a criminal offence. Does a driving ban mean dismissal for them in …
8th March 2016 Monitoring Employee Communications, Where’s The Line?
The European Court of Human Rights recently ruled that an employer had not breached human rights law when monitoring employee communications. However, UK employers would be wrong to see this …
1st March 2016 Employers Will Have To Pay Commission As Part Of Holiday Pay
The decision was handed down in the long-running case of Lock v British Gas Trading Ltd, which was first brought to tribunal in April 2012. The case involves Mr Lock …
19th February 2016 Why you need to bother with probationary periods
Apparently, 88% of employers regret at least one recruitment decision they’ve made in the past twelve months. The main problems are because they (1) aren’t up to the job; (2) lack skills; …
2nd February 2016 The New National Living Wage
The Government’s New National Living Wage became law on 1 April 2016. If you’re an employer, you need to make sure you’re paying your staff correctly, as the National Living Wage will …
2nd February 2016 The 2016 to 2017 Statutory Rates
2016 to 2017 Statutory Rates Statutory parental payments and statutory sick pay are generally increased annually. However, there’s some good news on the 2016 to 2017 Statutory Rates for employers. …
18th January 2016 9 Tips to Improve Your Confidence When Communicating
Communication is an essential part of work and home life. Understanding how to be a good communicator can be an important productivity tool, one that’s frequently neglected. Poor communication can …
8th January 2016 Big Employment Law Issues For Smaller Employers in 2016
What SMEs should look out for in the coming year Employment continues to be a highly politicised issue and significant changes to the law governing it have been brought in …
4th January 2016 How to avoid disability discrimination in recruitment
A tribunal has ordered that an employer must pay an employee who was suffering from throat cancer over £115,000 in compensation. What did the employer do wrong? The case of …
What our customers say
