Harassment and bullying
Despite increasing awareness of harassment and bullying it remains a significant issue in the workplace. Recently we have seen an explosion on social media and in the media of harassment and bullying claims. It seems that across all industries and no matter your gender or background, many people have their own experience of some type of harassment or bullying. Are you ensuring that your employees understand what is and isn’t acceptable behaviour in the workplace?
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When an employee lets you down
Have you found yourself faced with an employee who has lost an important client or missed a deadline? How did you react? It can be difficult not to have a reflex reaction of anger or disappointment, but this can really affect your credibility as a leader.
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What is onboarding?
We often get asked the question, what is onboarding? When you have recruited new staff do you have a formalised process to introduce them to the organisation?
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Workplace pension rule changes
If you employ people, you need to give them a pension scheme. Under automatic enrolment, minimum pension contributions are required to change over time. As an employer are you up to date with these changes and planning ahead to introduce them?
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Can I check social media profiles when recruiting?
Social media has had a significant impact on the way business works, from organisations using these platforms with their recruiting and hiring, to reviewing a potential new recruit’s online presence. But are there risks with running these kinds of background checks on someone you are interviewing?
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Flexible and voluntary benefits
Flexible and voluntary benefits are increasing in popularity in the UK. When implemented well they can be a great way to attract and retain talent, if not they can be an expensive expenditure with little uptake.
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Can you dismiss an employee because of their controversial views?
What would you do if an employee was expressing controversial views that suddenly come in to the public domain? With the prolific use of social media, individuals and companies can easily find themselves under public scrutiny and views expressed can sometimes go viral.
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Bullying and harassment in the workplace
Bullying in the workplace can be worryingly common and takes an enormous toll on businesses. Workplace bullies have always been around, but they are now more readily recognised as productivity killers and leave employers open to legal threats. Are you aware of any bullying or harassment behaviour in your workplace? As an employer, you should be ready to swiftly deal with this type of behaviour.
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New Data Protection bill
The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies to all organisations handling the data of EU citizens. This summer the UK government has made steps to ensure the UK will comply with EU data protection. How should organisations be preparing for this?
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UK employment tribunal fees - update for employers
With the court ruling at the end of July that employment tribunal fees will cease with immediate effect, as an employer are you keeping up to date with the ruling and what it means for your business?
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