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Learning to manage the performance of employees to get the best out of them
Former US president John F Kennedy is once quoted as saying ‘leadership and learning are indispensable to each other,’ which is very apt when it comes to performance managing staff.
It ca…
The risks in failing to follow a fair disciplinary procedure
Given the opportunity most of us may be tempted to cut corners, after all it can sometimes make life much easier.Such temptation should definitely be avoided, however, when having to deal with discip…
When is a grievance formal?
From time to time an employee will have good cause to complain.
It may be a justified grumble about a colleague, a moan about working conditions or a serious complaint about inappropriate beha…
The ins and outs of employment law
There are inevitably some employment disputes that cannot be settled without the intervention of a court.Then can be any number of reasons why the court system is needed to enforce employment law fol…
Managing absence from work, handle with care
There is an old saying that absence makes the heart grow fonder… but when it comes to employment matters absence can certainly make your mind wander.What’s going on, what’s going to happen and what c…
Knowing your rights when off work sick
Knowing your rights when off work sickWhen you’re not feeling at your best and you’re unable to attend work what you may or may not be entitled to will probably be one of the last things on your mind…
Treating absent employees with care during the redundancy process
The mere mention of redundancy and the prospect of it are bound to make any employee feel sick with worry.With such announcements it is understandable that workers are going to be fretful and fear th…
The history of tackling race discrimination in the workplace
Some things will never change and it is never going to be easy for an employer to tackle racism in the workplace.All employers should take a zero-tolerance approach to such deplorable behaviour. In r…
Understanding the duty to make reasonable adjustments
The term reasonable adjustment is one that is often used when it comes to discussing help for disabled and vulnerable employees in the workplace.But what exactly is meant by a reasonable adjustment a…
Disability for work related stress
The difficult question of if work-related stress is a disability?It’s not uncommon to hear an employee complain of feeling ‘stressed out’ at work.It can be a throwaway, flippant comment at times utte…
When discrimination can be considered acceptable
Can you ever justify discriminatory behaviour in the workplace? The answer, which may surprise some, is yes.We are all, or at least should be by now, aware of the pitfalls and cost of an employee bei…
Why bullying is a problem
Now more than ever before we are encouraged to speak out and feel empowered to report and not tolerate any unsavoury behaviour in the workplace.Bullying is one such behaviour. There was once a tenden…
