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Its almost impossible to avoid conflict at work. Informal complaints and niggles left unresolved can quickly evolve into informal disputes, unhealthy undercurrents and time consuming clashes and formal grievances. Unresolved […]
What is your daily routine? Weekly routine? Do you even have a routine? ACAS has started a public consultation on what should be included in its upcoming statutory Code of […]
The Supreme Court has decided the long-awaited holiday pay case of the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland & PSNI another v Agnew & others. The ruling […]
Sickness absence soared to a 10 year high with average absence rising to 7.8 days, an increase of two full days per year per employee. How is the wellbeing of […]
Effective outsourced human resource (HR) practices can significantly contribute to improving the financial bottom line. Investing in HR support when required can save people problems later down the line. HR […]
Sickness Absence Update: ACAS has recently updated its guidance on Sickness Absence. Let us know if you’d like your sickness absence policies reviewing and updating. A quick reminder of how we […]
Effective management is the cornerstone of organisational success. To excel in their roles, managers often turn to performance coaching. In this update, we consider the types of managers who may […]
New flexible working rules have been given the go ahead. The Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023 finally has Royal Assent and is likely to come into force in 2024. […]
Do you feel everyone else is better than you? Stressed out or worried someone is going to find out that you’re a “fraud”? Not as good as people think you […]
Employee retention is a serious concern for employers world-wide. Are your staff counting down the calendar days when they can leave? Some do! High turnover rates impact productivity and morale and […]
Executive coaching has gained significant recognition as a powerful tool for professional development, offering guidance and support to executives in various industries. In particular lawyers, business owners and sales professionals […]
We regularly carry out independent investigations to help employers get HR investigations right. Sometimes this involves supporting an employer directly if they do not have their own in house HR […]
On 29th June, Joan Pettingill Chaired the gunnercooke Foundation’s inspire* Yorkshire charity peer group. This is part of Pettingill Consulting’s commitment to give back to the communities that support us. […]
Can an unsigned employment contract be valid and enforceable? Potentially, yes. When deciding enforceability, employment judges will look closely at the conduct of the parties, what each of them understood […]
According to ACAS research, workplace conflict costs employers a staggering £28.5 billion a year. The CIPD states employees spend on average 1.8 hours a week each in informal workplace conflicts. That […]
Since the pandemic, many employers have experienced staff resignations, recruitment problems & retention difficulties. This is on top of challenges to ensure managers are able to cope with the requirements […]
Have you or your HR team provided a staff reference recently? Was it a standard one; just name, role and dates of service or did you complete a tick box […]
We are delighted to launch People Academy, our Bespoke Management Training. We work with employers to deliver bespoke management training. To do this we listen to your needs and those […]
What are your guidelines on booze at work? Are your staff weekend warriors or tea-total? With alcohol consumption among Gen-Z staff falling, and with only 2 in 10 staff classed […]
A bumping redundancy is where the person whose role is redundant does not get dismissed. Instead they take someone else’s job and that person is dismissed instead. The person who […]
It’s easy to forget the fine details towards the end of a redundancy process. In this update we summarise rights about paid time off in a redundancy context. After all, […]
Would you like to maximise performance? Are you or your staff being reorganised or promoted? Do you or your staff have new and important challenges ahead? Executives stepping into new […]
