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There’s a lot of it around. Some people say it’s a fact of modern life and a risk of being employed in the first place but it’s no less upsetting…

I read with interest the recent article on HR Review titled ‘Employers agree that staying away from the office reduces absenteeism’. With over 75% of managers believing that remote workers…

Employees changing jobs is a fact of life. But what preparatory steps can an employee take with a view to competing with their existing employer once their employment ends? And…

Why does “I’m from head office” always have to be a negative introduction? Sometimes, there is nothing more enjoyable in business than a good moan about head office, and this…

As we approach the first anniversary of the Davies Report – which set out ambitious targets for UK listed companies in the FTSE 100 to aim for a minimum of…

A huge part of bringing more women into the IT sector is campaigning for flexible working conditions and shared parental leave. So I was interested to come across a survey…

Most people don’t know the astronomical costs of childcare – until they have children. In fact, I saw one working single mother tweet that the cost of having her daughter…

I was recently surprised to read statistics claiming that more than two fifths of men would ‘prefer’ to work in an environment of ‘just male employees’ while only 8% of…

As businesses are increasingly faced with reorganisation and redundancy, here are my top tips for dealing with the process: 1. Establish a genuine redundancy situation. You must have a factual…

Legislation to protect whistleblowers is in place to enable employees to report wrongdoing in the workplace without fear of being victimised or losing any of their employment rights. But what…

Allison Grant, partner for Lester Aldridge, offers her advice to employers about the do’s and don’ts of the infamous office Christmas party. The Christmas Party season has arrived! Employees and…

Yet another dismissal based on the Facebook activities of an employee has been reported at the Employment Tribunal. I am coming across these issues more and more in day to…

I sometimes wonder where people’s priorities lie. Recently I read two news stories on the same day. The first concerned EU proposals for tighter data protection laws. These included powers…

Technology! Some people love it, some people loathe it. But as the end of the day it’s how useful it is that really counts. So I was happy to read…

Now I don’t really want to come across like some kind of Ebenezer Scrooge, but I think it’s fair to say that not everyone is happy at Christmas time. A…

In March 2011, the Government announced an independent review of health and safety legislation designed to simplifying existing regulation. Led by Professor Lofstedt, the report built on previous work done…

In today’s economic climate, a number of major companies are not achieving their full potential in terms of revenue and profit. Whilst this can be attributed to a number of…

To all those who haven’t dealt with this yet, the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) will be in place as of the first of next month. If you supply temporary staff…

You have probably noticed the increase in internship opportunities which have been taking over the job market, in recent years – but have you considered why this is happening? Internships…

As the world has moved online, there has been an explosion of data stored globally. One estimate was that there was a 60% increase in data stored last year. Experts…

Two weeks, two clients, two projects and apparently not much connection between them. Performance management for one a community of practice for the other. But it was only when working…

With Olympics tickets allocated and successful applicants now certain of which events they will attend, many firms are already seeing a massive demand from employees seeking to book the same…

In one of the more positive results to come out of the YouGov surveys commissioned by Citrix Online in the aftermath of the heavy snowfalls across the UK in 2010,…

I’m not a football fan. But when I heard on the radio that Manchester United – requiring a draw to claim the Premiership title once more were behind at Blackburn…

With Pension reform on the horizon for many SME’s, it is well worth noting that the DWP has published a revised timetable and a consultation document is imminent – so…

Managing pay rises: In the past, pay has always come quite a way down on the list of priorities for employees. Iain McMath, managing director of Sodexo Motivation Solutions examines…

We carried out research throughout July with 200 (mostly large) employers on the subject of Pensions Reform and, specifically, auto-enrolment. The results are very interesting. Only 7% of employers had…

Many new parents find themselves overwhelmed when trying to decide what types of childcare are most suitable for them and their child. The costs associated with childcare provision are also…