by kate | Jan 11, 2022 | Employment Law, Managing People, Policy, Process
The 2010 Equality act prevents employers from asking health-related questions in order to avoid discrimination, exclusion, and inequality. Employers have been historically known to ask about health or disability in the early stages of recruitment. As a result,... 
by kate | Jan 6, 2022 | Employment Law, HR Tech, Managing People, Policy, Process, Structure, Uncategorized
Are you, like many businesses in the UK, having to reconsider finances in 2022? The small business community are now taking redundancy plans as a popular option for cutting back on expenses. Whether you’re the one being made redundant, or the employer having to make... 
by kate | Dec 14, 2021 | COVID-19, Policy
The Prime Minster has currently pledged to get all adults over the age of 18 a booster vaccination by the end of January which he changed last week. To aid in the changes to the COVID-19 booster roll out being bought forward to the end of December – the... 
by kate | Sep 10, 2021 | Managing People, Policy, Process
There have been some recent employment tribunal cases with regards to employers, not allowing employees time off to go and deal with things such as going to pick up their child from nursery who was sick and not allowing an employee to amend their working hours. So, we... 
by kate | Aug 1, 2019 | Managing People, Policy
Silence Can Be Golden… If You Have The Right Policies In Place Towards the end of 2017, Sainsbury’s found themselves on the wrong side of a tribunal after dismissing an employee for wearing headphones to listen to music while working. The employee worked in a... 
by kate | May 9, 2019 | HR Tech, Managing People, Policy
Remote Working Can Be Hugely Beneficial For Your Business The benefits to employees of remote working are often obvious. But what about the benefits to you as the business owner? Broadly speaking, there are four main areas of your business that will benefit when you... 
by kate | Nov 14, 2018 | Managing People, Policy
Kate’s Guide To Celebrating Christmas And Religious Festivals Religious belief has been a protected characteristic in the workplace for a very long time. However, many businesses are still struggling to fully understand how to recognise this when it comes to... 
by kate | Nov 8, 2018 | Learning and Development, Managing People, Policy
What Are the Rules Surrounding Small Businesses Enforcing Training Agreements? Training Agreements can be hugely beneficial. As a small business, it is essential to keep employee turnover as low as possible as the cost to replace can be a lot more than you think.... 
by kate | Sep 13, 2018 | Managing People, Policy
Your Back To School Policy Could Be Good For Your Business The Summer holidays are over, the leaves are turning beautiful golden brown colours, children have started back to school and the peak leave period is over. Surely then, it’s now safe to say that business, as... 
by kate | Feb 26, 2018 | Managing People, Policy
How To Overcome Weather Disruptions To Your Business As Small Business owners, many unplanned events can affect your business. One of them being your staff not attending work, and this week, this might be because of adverse weather disruptions. My inbox is full of... 
by kate | Aug 26, 2017 | Benefits, Managing People, Payroll, Policy
Do You Have A Pets At Work Policy? We all know that Britain is known for its love of pets but what are the practicalities of having a Pets at Work Policy in your workplace? You might have seen a few pictures of my cat (and IT Manager), Jess helping me out. Days like... 
by kate | Jul 5, 2017 | Managing People, Policy
Making Tough Redundancy Decisions In today’s working life as an employee, people will have an average of 10 jobs in their lifetime. Therefore, working in HR is not always pink and fluffy. Unfortunately, sometimes, you have to be confident and ruthless enough to... 
by kate | Feb 7, 2016 | HR Tech, Managing People, Policy
Why A Social Media Policy Is A Must For Your Small Business Hands up who has a smartphone! Of course you do – it’s the twenty-first century! We live in a world where a whopping “77% of consumers say they are more likely to buy from a brand they... 