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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…
Feeling the heat in the workplace
As temperatures soared during the recent hot spell keeping cool in the workplace became the focus of attention. The recent heatwave saw temperatures of up to 33.5C (92.3F) making Britain hotter…
Apprenticeship scheme still has work to do to create the right impression
Many recent school leavers will take their first tentative steps into the world of work through the apprenticeship scheme (1), but it’s an option that appears to be frowned upon by numerous parents (…
How will the decision to leave the European Union (EU) impact employment?
It remains unclear quite what the future holds for Britain and its employment practices after the vote to leave the European Union (1). Concerned business leaders have appealed for calm and more clar…
