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The sickly feeling with not knowing what to expect if ill during your notice period
Any of us can fall ill at any time and if you are off work sick during your notice period does it change things?
Your notice period will determine the amount of time you have to work once you resign…
Can a fixed-term contract work for me?
Job security is important to a lot of us, so can there ever really be any benefit in accepting a fixed-term contract with an agreed end date?
The idea of being recruited for a role on temporary basi…
How much notice do I have to give to leave my job?
You may have entertained the thought it would be great to tell your boss exactly what they can do with their job and quit on the spot - but is it really that easy?
Typically, if you are looking to l…
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…
