When a member of your team goes off sick and the absence becomes prolonged, how to manage the sickness absence can seem unstructured for managers as there aren’t specific ‘trigger…
Employee Relations
How to Harmonise your HR Policies
Many of you have told us that harmonising hr policies is on your list for the coming year, so we thought you might be interested in what we think are…
Employment Law Update – May 2019
Welcome to this months employment law update. May has been a busy month with Mental Health Awareness Week, Learning at Work Week and Women’s Health Week – there’s been lots…
A Short and Sweet Guide to Soft Skills
We’re all well versed in the benefits of soft skills training. Research has shown that they account for 90% of what makes people progress up the ladder. Whilst soft and…
Suicide: The Last Mental Health Taboo in the Workplace?
It is estimated that during 2017 there were 6,217 suicides in the UK, and that most people who take their own life were employed at the time of their death.…
Things to Consider when Suspending an Employee
So, you’re thinking about suspending an employee. Before you send them off on a paid holiday, it’s important to ensure suspension is the right way to go. It’s a big…
Questioning Techniques to Use During Workplace Investigations: Tips (and a sandwich) for your Managers
When we’re supporting our clients with a workplace investigation, we find that there are three things most managers struggle with: • They aren’t clear about what it is they are…
TUPE Transfers: The answers to our top 3 TUPE questions
The world of TUPE transfers is complex in language and in process. As employment lawyers and training professionals, we mainly get asked three questions about the TUPE process: what are…
Gender Balance: 4 Different Approaches to Making a Positive Change in your Organisation
The theme of International Women’s Day 2019 is Gender Balance. What does this mean to women in the workplace? It might be achieving a better balance of women in senior…
Diversity and Inclusion Employee Relations Gender Pay Gap Learning
Achieving Respect in the Workplace: The 10 Must-Have Messages to Communicate to your Employees
It’s well understood that achieving respect in the workplace is everyone’s job. It’s also the case that people don’t recognise that the impact of behaviour can be different to their…
Dignity at Work Diversity and Inclusion Employee Relations Learning