With the marked increase in employment tribunals, we’re often asked by our clients about the best way to prepare for a tribunal, from a witness’s point of view. The Vista team have spent more years in the employment tribunal than we care to admit, and along the way we have learnt some simple and fool…

We’re on the horizon of World Cup season and rather than focussing on the football, we’re looking at how HR professionals can manage their football fans during the tournament. The World Cup is an event that grips the nation like no other and employees with an interest in it will find a way to engage…

Do you have to enhance shared parental pay? That’s the question on the lips of every HR professional across the country following the case of Hextall vs Chief Constable of Leicestershire Police. The case has raised serious questions around enhanced maternity pay, and shared parental pay. Mr Hextall is a police officer working for the…

The HR investigation process can appear tricky and complex for employers. We could write plenty (and we have) about deciding what action needs to be taken when an issue comes to HR’s attention or when a complaint is made. Do employers deal with the issue formally or informally, for example. This decision alongside following the…

Dignity at work is a complex and emotional topic and has become one of the toughest training challenges for Learning and Development professionals to tackle. One thing is for sure, an organisation won’t achieve a true change in dignity at work behaviours through a safe approach; we’re talking policies, briefings and PowerPoint slides. Enter stage…

Vista is pleased to welcome a new member to our team, Vanessa Naldrett. Vanessa joined Vista this month as ER and Soft Skills Training Manager, a brand-new role for us and one we are really excited about.  Vanessa will be working together with our Head of Learning, Vicky Roberts and alongside our team of employment…

In this blog, we’re exploring how employers can achieve diversity and inclusion buy in, from the whole workforce. In our previous blog, we talked about how HR can get buy in for Diversity and Inclusion from the top, but the day to day culture of a business is greatly influenced by the beliefs and behaviours…

We’ve put together a short, no-nonsense video guide to the Gender Pay Gap reporting rules. It’s fun, and free! Please watch, tweet, embed and share with your employees to your hearts content! If you would like to know more about our digital learning content, you can learn more and contact us here. 

We’re delighted to announce the launch of our new website. It’s been a huge project for us, and one which will evolve with us as we improve and develop our services, fit for the 2020’s. During 2017 we saw growth, happy clients, became the first organisation in the UK to get the new diversity and…

Many employers will be busy preparing for the changes in General Data Protection Regulation (‘GDPR’), which come into effect in May 2018. But what does GDPR mean for HR? Every area of a business is affected by the new regulations, and some of the most significant changes will be for Human Resources. Amid the complexity,…