There are some common HR issues that most businesses with staff will face. Many businesses trust these issues to an HR professional, either in-house or outsourced. And that is often the right approach. [...]
It’s Anti-Bullying Week in the UK, from 16 to 20 November, but bullying goes beyond school and can happen in the workplace. Bullying in the workplace is still a significant issue for many businesses and organisations, despite increasing awareness of its existence. There are various legal aspec [...]
The Equality Act 2010 makes it against the law to discriminate against a person who has a protected characteristic. These characteristics include sex, religion, or age. Discrimination can occur anywhere but as HR consultants, we’re specifically talking about protected characteristics in the wo [...]
We have clients ask us – why should I have employee Privacy Notices in place? Since 25 May 2018 the Data Protection legislation has changed in the UK. The changes expand current legislation governing how you as the employer collect, hold and process employee’s personal data. The EAT rece [...]
Since the pandemic hit the UK earlier this year many employees have worked from home and it seems some employers have found issues with home working. Here is a guide to home working and how we can make these issues easier. It now seems it will be a long time before everything returns to normal. Ther [...]