Top tips for dealing with Disciplinaries
Dealing with disciplinary issues can be difficult and handling them incorrectly can not only damage the relationship you have with employees but can even result in costly employment tribunal claims. We have put together some of our top tips for dealing with disciplinary issues to help protect your business from facing a tribunal claim. Keep […]
Employers: Does Adaptability Beat Experience?
Can depth of experience end up hindering performance? Malcolm Gladwell, in Outliers, writes about the 10,000 hour rule. He suggests that in order to become a leader in your field you must work at it extensively, putting in those 10,000 hours practice and gaining the necessary experience in the process. However, increasingly a more diverse knowledge-base is taking […]
Employment tribunal fees have been axed!
In 2013 the government introduced fees of up to £1,200 at employment tribunals, to cut the number of malicious and weak cases. Over the past 3 years the number of cases dropped by 79%. However, on 26th July 2017, the Supreme Court, in the case of R (Unison) v Lord Chancellor (2017), unanimously found that fees imposed […]
Is Leadership Failing to Close the Gender Gap?
Last year, the percentage of female CEOs in the Fortune 500 dropped to 4%, and while the BBC’s recent gender pay gap revelations have captured interest and dominated the headlines, the issue of the gender gap in leadership should be as pressing. Women face barriers in the workplace and the glass ceiling is a conspicuous feature of corporate culture. There are limitations […]
Gender Pay Gap: Will Transparency Help to Close It?
The gender pay gap is an issue that is not going away. With the new requirements for gender pay gap reporting now in force, many organisations will find themselves exposed. Gender pay is different to equal pay. Whereas equal pay is the legal requirement to pay men and women the same rate for doing the same job. Gender pay […]
Should You Dodge Difficult Workplace Conversations?
Dealing with people is a skill on its own. This is why many business owners and managers find managing a team of employees a big leap from starting out as a one-man band or a partnership. Yes, it’s obvious that people are different from one another, and may mean managers having to have difficult workplace conversations with […]
Hiring temporary workers for the summer? Here’s some tips to keeping it legal
We have explored the common options for employing temporary workers and below are a few tips to ensure you ‘remain legal’ this summer. Internships Rights depend on status, a ‘worker’ is entitled to National Minimum Wage / Living Wage, holidays, sick pay etc. They are a ‘worker’ if: Rights don’t apply if they are: Tip: […]
How Crucial is HR Support to Business Growth?
Do you see professional HR support as integral to your growth plans. Or is it a nice-to-have that you can’t put resources into? According to the Federation of Small Businesses, 60% of all private sector employment in the UK is with small businesses. And these companies account for over 99% of all private sector business. It is […]
How Can You Have a Disciplinary-free Workplace Culture?
Workplace culture will usually determine how well a business is run, including its employee relationships. Many businesses find the whole issue of disciplinary processes disruptive and a drag on their resources. Regardless of how well they deal with them, the underlying cause of this kind of disruption will be found in the workplace culture. People […]
How Can Changing Your Climate Boost Employee Productivity?
As a leader, do you practice what you preach? Setting a good example to your team is one of the most effective ways of inspiring trust in your employees and improve productivity. This is because changing the climate of a business has to come from the top down. Your behaviour sets the precedent and filters down […]