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Disciplinary Investigations | Essential Guidance for Employers

Disciplinary Investigations | Essential Guidance for Employers

Getting disciplinary investigations correct from the beginning can really help ensure the whole disciplinary process runs more smoothly. When an employee has seemingly committed some “wrong doing” an employer could easily jump to a decision on exactly how they’re going to handle it, or want to dismiss them immediately. There are two reasons why this […]

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SOSR Third Party Pressure | Essential Employers Guide

SOSR Third Party Pressure | Essential Employers Guide

Many companies operate by hiring employees that they send to their client’s sites instead of the traditional workplace of an office or on their own site. It’s important for companies to ensure they send the right calibre of workers to their clients to maintain that positive relationship and avoid their clients going elsewhere with their […]

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Varying Employees Terms and Conditions | Employment Contracts

Varying Employees Terms and Conditions | Employment Contracts

With the Government Job Retention Scheme (furlough) coming to an end in just over a month, we are facing very uncertain times. Employers across multiple sectors are having to make some extremely tough decisions in the hope to survive the coming months and face and any kind of viable future. In an attempt to reduce […]

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Managing Redundancy | An Essential Guide for Employers

Managing Redundancy | An Essential Guide for Employers

COVID-19 has had a severe impact on all kinds of businesses large and small. While the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) has helped, it is likely that a significant number of companies may need to reduce headcount to make their company viable long term. It’s essential that employers are prepared and have effective processes in […]

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Unconscious Bias and the Law | Workplace Discrimination

Unconscious Bias and the Law | Workplace Discrimination

This short article is written against the background of the me too movement and black lives matter. It’s aim is to give pause for thought, as we ask ourselves whether it’s possible that we may have at one time or another demonstrated unconscious bias. Jennifer Eberhardt is a Professor, in the Department of Psychology at […]

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Workplace Bullying & Harassment: What’s the Difference?

Workplace Bullying & Harassment: What’s the Difference?

Workplace bullying and harassment are serious issues that can have a massive impact on an individual’s emotional and physical health, employee morale and performance, and a business’s reputation. Consequently, it’s vital that employers and those in positions of responsibility understand the difference between bullying and harassment and are able to recognise relevant behaviours, put in […]

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Furlough Scheme Extension | FAQs for Employers

Furlough Scheme Extension | FAQs for Employers

On Friday 29th May, the Government outlined the latest update to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), and provided details on the tapering of the scheme which will allow workers to return to work on a part time basis. It will also require employers to contribute towards furloughed workers’ wages after 1st August. The CJRS […]

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Covid and Sick Pay | Essential HR Guide for Businesses

Covid and Sick Pay | Essential HR Guide for Businesses

With an increasing number of businesses becoming operational again and with an end to the furlough scheme in sight in the not very distant future, the issue of covid and sick pay, sickness absence, sickness-related absence and entitlement to SSP will be at the forefront for many employers. Covid and Sick Pay | What is […]

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