Employee Engagement
High on most employees’ wish list is better communication from the employer. An effective way of achieving this, and which also enables effective engagement with the workforce, is to set up a staff forum.
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Cyber Attacks and Data Breaches – Hope for the best, prepare for the worst
Cyber attacks and data breaches are on the rise and it’s easy to believe they’re all caused by criminal hackers out for financial gain. However, this is not always the case.
Read MoreManaging absenteeism in the workplace
‘National Sickie Day’ on 4th February has just passed and serves as a reminder to employers on how best to tackle employee absence management issues.
Read MoreCompulsory Reporting on Ethnicity Pay Gap?
Employers could be required to report their ethnicity pay gap statistics under new Government plans. This requirement will enable businesses to start improving equality and diversity within their own organisations.
Read MoreGDPR – where are we now?
Six months after implementation, there is still a lot of misinformation and confusion about how GDPR works. In fact, I have renamed GDPR the “Great Data Protection Racket” as a result of the dodgy advice that I see circulating from supposed experts. Top of the list is the misplaced obsession which some organisations have about the issue of consent.
Read MoreModern Apprenticeships
In April 2017, the Apprenticeship Levy was introduced to ensure that there is a long-term investment in high quality apprenticeship training. Under the levy, large employers – those with the wage bill of more than £3 million per annum – pay 0.5% of their total wage bill into a training fund. It is hoped that the levy will raise £3 bn a year.
Read MoreResilience
As technology expands and many of us have work emails accessible on our mobile phones 24/7, the division between work and home life is more blurred than ever before. Whether you are thinking about a work deadline, household chores, childcare, health problems, financial worries, finding time to socialise, helping the kids with their homework, it can be hard to ‘switch off’ and the daily pressures of life can seem relentless.
Read MoreModern Slavery
Theresa May has described modern slavery as the greatest social injustice of our time. The UK is unique in legislating on this subject, with the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (MSA). Alongside this legislation, the Home Office produced a dedicated ad campaign to raise awareness of the issue.
Read MoreEU nationals – what employers need to know and to do now
It's not something I say often, but our recommendation is that employers should disregard current Government advice about the employment status of EU nationals.
Read MoreGoing on holiday whilst off sick
Employees going on foreign holidays or visiting relatives abroad whilst on sick leave would feature in most employer's top 10 annoyance lists! It's a common phenomenon, and it can understandably irritate employers that an employee is not well enough to work, but is apparently well enough to go on holiday.
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