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Recent Blog Posts By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

Your HR toolkit for managing staff holidays and absences this summer

As summer rapidly approaches, prepare for the sunshine to bring some dark spots for your company. As temperatures soar, so will the potential for holi... Read More

31 May 2022 By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

Want to be an employer in the know? Discover HR Unpacked

Ready to become a HR-savvy employer? Then you’ll be pleased to meet our new podcast: HR Unpacked. Peninsula have teamed up with the University of Sa... Read More

08 February 2022 By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

Q&A | Mandatory vaccination for healthcare workers in the UK

The government has proposed to make the COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for frontline healthcare staff in England.   And this affects your workforce, now’... Read More

11 November 2021 By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

How to grow your business with Bright Exchange

Peninsula clients now enjoy exclusive access to Bright Exchange – a thriving digital marketplace. So not only do you free your business from risk, but... Read More

01 November 2021 By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

HR for care providers: what are the biggest challenges right now?

It’s been a turbulent year for care providers. From Brexit laws to COVID guidance, the rules on working with staff and patients changed significantly... Read More

21 June 2021 By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

Five interview tips to guarantee you hire the right fit

When it’s time to grow your team, you want to find the right fit.  Because when you employ an unsuitable candidate, you face the difficult choice of ... Read More

01 June 2012 By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

How to make your workplace safe for pregnant staff

When do you think you need to prepare your workplace for a new or expectant mother? It’s not the day they return to work. It’s not right before the d... Read More

14 January 2020 By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

Welding fume

At the beginning of the year, the International Association for Research on Cancer (IARC) announced its decision to reclassify welding fume as a Group... Read More

03 December 2019 By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

Employing EU nationals after no-deal Brexit

The Government has announced a new scheme that will apply to the employment of EU nationals immediately after the UK leaves the EU if it does so witho... Read More

30 September 2019 By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

How to write an employee dress code

It all started with a pair of high-heeled shoes. Back in 2016, one of the world’s largest professional services businesses, PricewaterhouseCoopers (Pw... Read More

01 July 2019 By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

Breaking: New ruling to boost staff holiday pay?

Say one of your employees goes on annual leave. You know what to do. They take a week off—you pay them a week’s salary. After all, they have a holiday... Read More

01 July 2019 By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

Burnout is damaging for business… ACT NOW

Imagine that one of your employees tells you they want to take time off work. And the reason? They’re tired, stressed, and demotivated at work. They j... Read More

01 July 2019 By Russell Corlett - Health and Safety Director

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