Childcare vouchers deadline extended
Does your company offer employees the childcare voucher scheme? With the deadline recently being extended for new applicants, have you made employees aware of this? Some will be better off with the childcare voucher scheme whilst others will benefit from the government's new scheme, Tax-Free Childcare (TFC).
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Personal hygiene
Smells and pungent aromas can have a negative impact on the workplace. But what is the best approach when addressing an employee's personal hygiene at work? Avoiding difficult conversations in the workplace is not something a leader or manager should do. Addressing sensitive problems can be uncomfortable, if you approach it in the right way, you can minimise the embarrassment and gain the respect and trust of your workforce.
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Winner of Consultancy of the Year
We are absolutely delighted to have won this award at the Kent CIPD Awards 2018 event
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Tackling pregnancy and maternity discrimination
A recent survey around pregnancy and maternity found that many employers have attitudes that are decades behind the law. How can your workplace be proactive and take positive steps to tackle pregnancy and maternity discrimination?
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Kent CIPD Awards 2018
We have been nominated for an award at this year's Kent CIPD Awards
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The post-lunch dip
During the working day we all experience dips in our focus and productivity. A post-lunch dip is particularly common and there are a number of reasons for this, including a natural lull in our rhythm that makes us prone to drowsiness. If you look around the workplace mid-afternoon, you will probably see quite a few yawns. So how can you help your staff during this post-lunch dip to maintain productivity?
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Valentine's Day in the workplace
Valentine's Day is upon us, many of us have a Marmite reaction to it. With the huge number of harassment cases in the public domain, as an employer are you tempted to ban celebrations of it from your workplace?
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Trust in the workplace
Leaders who build trust in the workplace will reap the benefits, these include: increased engagement; productivity and innovation. To effectively nurture and grow trust, a leader or manager needs to both actively promote and be consistent over time, with their words and actions.
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Modern Slavery Act 2015
Modern slavery has been a priority for the Government and they believe businesses have a vital role to play. Businesses should comply with the Modern Slavery Act and must not knowingly or unknowingly be complicit in modern slavery.
At times this Act has been more strongly associated with larger organisations. However, due to supply chains many of our clients are increasingly having to comply in the same way as the larger organisations do, to maintain business with them.
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