Blog
Getting the job done working from home
A growing number of employees are enjoying home comforts while carrying out their work. In the last decade the number of people working from home has grown by nearly a fifth (19 per cent). A study by…
Workplace Dress Codes up for Debate
There’s been plenty of discussion about whether an employer’s decision to send home a receptionist for refusing to wear high heels is really a step in the wrong direction.The decision attracted wides…
Getting a Grip on Obesity in the Workplace
A top employment judge is calling for a change in the law that would allow overweight employees to sue for ‘fattist’ discrimination. Being overweight, or even obese, is not in itself a prohibited gro…
Dealing with stress in the workplace
The number of workers suffering from work-related stress remains a growing concern for employers. It is thought many factors such as job cuts, financial worries, poor management and bullying are to b…
Mum still left holding the baby despite the introduction of shared parental leave.
image via HuffingtonPostThe introduction of shared parental leave has got off to a slow start. Just one in 100 dads are using new laws to take more time off to look after their newborns, a study has…
An Employer’s Right to Check Applicant’s Criminal Past Comes into Question.
Employers have been allowed to do criminal record checks on job applicants but the right to continue doing so is now under question. A High Court judge ruled the criminal records check scheme used in…
April Fools’ Day and the workplace prank
Playing practical jokes on 1 April is a tradition that is centuries old - but it can cause modern day problems in the workplace. Despite having no official recognition April Fools’ Day is about makin…
Placing a job ad? Mind your words and take extra care to ensure they do not break the law when advertising job vacancies
Employers are being urged to take extra care to ensure they do not break the law when advertising job vacancies. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has drawn up a series of helpful guide…
How to deal with a request for a pay rise.
News that some MPs are set to pocket another bumper pay rise will no doubt leave many employees asking “what about me?”A recent survey from the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development revealed e…
Blowing the whistle on wrongdoing in the workplace
For an employer facing up to wrongdoing in its own organisation is a difficult task – and getting it wrong can prove costly.There is a mixed view of whistle-blowers. For some they are heroes working…
Forecast for a global recession brings new fear of widespread redundancies
As experts predict another global recession the prospect of savage job cuts looms once again.The worry is that an oil price plunge and deflation from emerging markets will engulf central banks, tip t…
Unholy row over praying in the workplace
A power plant has sparked a religious row by changing its prayer policy. The US-based company used to allow Muslim employees to leave its production line twice a shift to pray. But the change of poli…
