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What you need to know about a fixed-term contract
Successfully securing any employment contract is a good reason to celebrate…and if it is a fixed-term one you should know exactly what to expect.
A fixed-term contract will usually expire automatica…
Religion in the workplace
Following the Easter break it is a good time to focus on religion in the workplace.
At the weekend Christian, Jews, and Muslims all marked important holidays as for the first time in years…
Raising awareness of stress in the workplace
The timing of stress awareness month could not be better and employers should take note.
Work-related stress is a leading cause of employee sickness absence, with major factors causing work-related…
Will a historic vote and the pandemic trigger a trade union revival?
A landmark vote by Amazon warehouse workers to form a trade union helps to focus the spotlight on the role an organised association of workers can play in the modern workplace.
Employees at…
Learning from the mistakes of employers who failed to tackle workplace discrimination
It seems barely a week goes by without news of an employee winning a claim for discrimination, so why are employers continuing to get it wrong?
It can be a costly mistake for any business to make. C…
Redundancy with no warning
The decision by P&O Ferries to fire its entire workforce without warning is the latest example of a brutal redundancy process that is likely to have serious repercussions.
The ferry firm made al…
Right to work rule change all employers need to be aware of
New technology is set to help employers carry out essential checks to establish an employee’s right to work in the UK in a move to crack down on abuse of the immigration system.
All employers have a…
Long Covid and absence management
The impact of the global pandemic will be felt for a long time and just one of the challenges employers will face is how they manage employees suffering from long Covid.
Many people, including worke…
Do you have to go to work in bad weather?
The weather is always a good topic of discussion and it feels like the appropriate time to talk about how to deal with any disruption it can cause to work.
The UK has been battered by three ferociou…
Employer’s duty of care with all restrictions finally set to be scrapped
The mooted plan to lift all Covid restrictions in England by the end of the month will inevitably create challenges for employers.
The surprise announcement from Prime Minister Boris Johnson…
Focus on good mental health in the workplace
It is fair to say Prince Harry can be considered a divisive figure, but did he actually have a point when he said employers should care more about the mental health of staff?
Shortly before the glob…
How can you tell if a workplace joke is a good or bad one?
Let’s face it we all like a good laugh and usually do not mind if it is at the expense of others, even at work.
Some may perceive workplace pranks, jokes and banter as nothing more than a bi…
