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Black Friday 2022 is set to be bigger than ever this year with retailers getting ready to offer a range of deals from tech to toys. But what are the HR issues affecting UK businesses on Black Friday? We review 3 key HR challenges facing employers and provide practical guidance to help you manage your […]

The Covid-19 pandemic has thrown up many workplace conflict scenarios where the parameters of what it is permissible for an employer to do are blurred, due in no small part to there being no relevant case law providing guidance. However, Employment Tribunal cases arising from Covid-19 related dismissals last year are now coming through to […]

Black Friday 2020 is already in full swing for many online retailers, with range of deals from tech to toys this year. But what are the HR issues affecting UK businesses on Black Friday 2020 ? We review 3 key HR challenges facing employers and provide practical guidance to help you manage your staff. Don’t […]

With many retailers already revealing their Black Friday deals it’s set to be bigger and crazier than ever this year. What are the issues affecting UK businesses on Black Friday 2019 ? We review 3 key HR challenges facing employers and provide practical guidance to help you manage your staff. Get in touch with our […]

The Department of Health reports that 1 in 4 of us will experience a mental health issue at some point in our lives. The CIPD report stress as one of the most common causes of both long and short term absence from work. On World Mental Health Day 2019 we review the key issues surrounding […]

It is a common misconception that when an employee goes off sick during their notice period they will only receive Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) for the entire duration of the notice period. Here we will look at different staff absence scenarios where this is not the case. Statutory Minimum Notice Periods Before we discuss the […]