Probationary period
Employers often require new employees to complete a probationary period at the start of their employment. They can protect the employer when a new employee isn’t suitable for the role. What are an employer’s legal obligations and how can the probation period be used most effectively?
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Do job vacancies have to be advertised externally?
For any business, recruitment is a challenging process and hiring the wrong person is time consuming, expensive and costly to the work environment. Does your organisation always advertise roles externally or do you have to offer vacancies to existing employees first?
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GDPR - Privacy Notice for employees
GDPR is transforming how businesses need to store and manage personal data and will replace current EU data legislation.
Many employers will have exclusively focused Privacy Notices in the context of their customers, rather than their employees. Under GDPR it is important that these notices are issued to all data subjects who an organisation handles personal data for, this will include employees and job applicants. The increased requirements of GDPR will mean that Privacy Notices need to contain more detailed information about how personal data is handled and processed.
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Mental health and wellbeing in the workplace
It is Mental Health Awareness Week 2018. Public awareness of the importance of good workplace mental health and wellbeing is growing. What schemes and interventions can employers offer to keep staff happy, healthy and committed?
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Managing conflict in the workplace
Conflict in the workplace is inevitable and anyone in a leadership role knows that leadership and conflict go together. Conflict will rarely resolve itself, in fact it is far more likely to escalate if it is not dealt with proactively and managed appropriately. A good leader has the ability to recognise the signs of conflict and bring about a rapid resolution.
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Pay and reward
Smaller businesses can find it difficult to offer top salaries, but in today’s workplace pay and reward is not solely about offering the highest salary with big bonuses. Understanding the modern employee and designing a rewards package to meet their needs can help a business to have a competitive edge in attracting and retaining the best talent.
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Apprenticeships
Does your business offer apprenticeships? With a skills shortage it is essential that we equip people with the right skills. Apprenticeships can develop these skills and a career pathway that are specific to an organisation’s requirements, helping businesses to grow their own talent.
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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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