Minimising distractions during the festive season
During the festive season there are so many distractions that employees can find it difficult to stay focused at work. Competing demands from juggling family commitments, social engagements, shopping and so on, can mean that staff lose focus and momentum at work. In addition, many people take annual leave at this time of year, so maintaining a high level of productivity can be difficult.
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Selecting a good quality external training provider
Using external training providers can bring new skills into a work force, particularly for SMEs when there may be limited internal resources. However, they can be expensive and with a limited budget, how do you know what the right training is and who is best to provide it? Before, choosing an external provider it is essential to understand what your objectives are, the outcomes required, and to do your research about them to get a good return on investment.
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Immigration status
Do your current employment and recruitment practices ensure that all your employees and new recruits are eligible to work in the UK? Employers are required by law to check an employee’s status to work. Employing illegal workers can carry up to a £20,000 fine.
With so much in the news lately about immigration and the likely impact of Brexit on employing non-UK nationals, now is a good time to update yourself on how to ensure you are compliant.
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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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Career conversations with employees
As a manager should you be introducing discussions with your direct reports about their career?
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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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Returnships
Are you struggling to find the best talent for your business? If in the past you have had concerns with recruiting someone with gaps on their CV, then you should be cautious, but are you missing out on talent that is right on your doorstep? You could look at offering a returnship, helping someone who has been out of the workplace for a number of years whilst exposing a business to less risk.
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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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