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More Than A Third Of Employees Failed To Switch Off And Worked Through Their Christmas Holiday
Christmas should have been a time when employees switched off to enjoy a well-deserved break, but it seems many could not resist the urge to work through the festive period.Whether there is an expect…
How Employers can Learn from Santa’s Work Pattern.
The hard work and dedication of Santa Claus over the festive period is typical of that shown by staff across the country and there are lessons that all employers can learn from it.North Pole-based Sa…
Fun and Games; The Office Christmas Party
By now we’re accustomed to the festive season arriving with a raft of seasonal warnings…among them is the danger posed by the office Christmas party.It is traditionally a time for staff to let their…
Having an off the record conversation
There are situations as an employer when you may want to have an “off the record” conversation with one of your employees, but are nervous, because sometimes those conversations can go wrong and can…
Tattoos in the workplace: should they influence a business’ approach to recruitment and retention?
The debate about whether or not tattoos are a negative mark in the workplace was sparked again by a former star of The Apprentice. Margaret Mountford, lawyer and businesswoman, has reportedly said th…
Changes to UK employment Law 2016
It has been a year of change in employment law and more is yet to come. There remains uncertainty about what impact the decision to leave the EU will have on employment legislation post-Brexit.Employ…
Zero-Hours Contracts on the Rise: More and More Employers are opting for zero-hours contracts.
The use of zero-hours contracts is on the rise but the continued use of contentious employment agreement continues to attract widespread criticism.A zero-hours contract between an employer…
Staff Behaving Badly: Is Misconduct Outside Work a Fair Dismissal?
At some stage it is likely that most employers will have to deal with employees behaving badly outside of work (1). The chances are that with mobile phone and CCTV footage and social media posts of s…
Social Media and Its Growing Role in the Hiring and Firing Of Staff
It appears the online ramblings of job hunters are influencing a significant number of employers when it comes to hiring new staff. It has been reported that a new survey has revealed that a third of…
Sexual Harassment at Work: Alarming Number of Women Being Harassed in the Workplace
The shocking extent of sexual harassment of female employees in the workplace has been revealed in a new report (1). More than half of the women (52 per cent) who took part in a study carried out by…
Disciplinary Appeals Process: Get it Wrong and You Could Pay Dearly
Getting a disciplinary decision wrong can prove costly, which means the benefit of a fair appeal process is priceless. After postman Anthony Holt was reportedly fired for attempting to break into his…
Is office work killing you? Workout to beat the dangers of being desk-bound.
Pay attention to every survey with a health warning and you will be afraid to do many things – and you can now add going to work and sitting at a desk to that list. New research has found that sittin…
