Guest Blog, Emilie Bennetts: Conducting a fair dismissal – what do I need to know?
Sometimes dismissing employees is necessary and it’s important to get dismissals right. All employees with at least two years’ continuous service have the right not to be unfairly dismissed. For dismissals deemed to be automatically unfair, the employee generally won’t need to have two years’ continuous service behind them – they are protected from the […]
Industry Spotlight: Common disciplinary procedure mistakes made by employers…
Nathan Combes, senior associate solicitor specialising in employment law at Lupton Fawcett, often deals with cases involving mistakes made during the disciplinary process. Below, he details some of the most common faults HR managers and business owners make, and how to avoid them. 1. Neglecting an appropriate disciplinary policy Many companies form their own policies […]
Forums vs Expos – how to maximise your precious time out of the office…
With a majority of ‘expert’ advice on Expos being somewhat outdated or, like with many businesses, asserting too much emphasis on easy routes rather than methods that actually work, it’s no wonder people get frustrated and disconcerted when they are looking to effectively network and source new connections without it lessening quality time spent in […]
‘Reward for effort’ a priority for millennial workers…
According to a new report from the leading provider of employee benefit and incentive strategies, Edenred, more than half of the 3,500 millennial workers surveyed claim that ‘reward for effort’ from their employers in the workplace is a top priority. In association with the research firm, Ipsos, the ‘Edenred-Ipsos 2016 barometer’ report, which overall collected […]
Participate in Mediaplanet’s Employee Engagement campaign…
Following our partnership with the launch of Mediaplanet’s 2016 Employee Engagement campaign on September 17, we are encouraging readers to explore the exclusive content from key industry figures and learn to more about the significance of monitoring employee engagement. Launched in The WEEK publication as well as online (www.businessandindustry.co.uk), continued discussion with social media followers […]
LSE: Working from home losing its appeal?
A recent study from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) has found that the benefits of working from home gradually disappear over time for both workers and organisations if it is a full-time arrangement. The thesis, entitled ‘Putting the work-life interface into a temporal context: an empirical study of work-life balance by […]
TheHRHub launches new service for busy PAs…
In light of the recently published National PA Survey stating that 47 per cent of the UK’s estimated 650,000 PAs and office managers are now managing HR on top of their traditional responsibilities, TheHRHub has introduced a self-described ‘mini’ monthly HR advice service specifically at the PA sector, to make sure that they are compliant […]
