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Four health & safety updates you can’t miss

Four big health & safety updates hit UK businesses in early 2019. The British Standard introduced new workplace...

Five must-know answers to your pay review FAQs

Staff always want to earn more. And because you’re a good boss, you want to pay a fair wage. But you also don’t...

WhatsApp and your workplace: a risky business move?

Outside of work, people use WhatsApp to send messages to friends and family. But does instant mobile messaging have a...

Here’s what I know: the times are a-changin’

All organisations evolve, and the workplace is no different. Change is to be expected as technologies evolve and...

More work, less noise: headphones in the workplace

Two years ago, Sainsbury’s dismissed an employee for using earphones while he worked in one of their delivery yards....

Should you ban physical contact at work?

Sometimes, being overly familiar with a colleague is more than awkward—it can be sexual harassment. That’s why...

One Good Work Plan date you can’t miss

6th April 2020. Add it to your iPhone's calendar. And your Outlook diary. You can even pencil it into your Filofax if...

Ramadan: A time for fasting and flexible working?

For 1.6 billion Muslims, Ramadan is a welcome chance to reconnect with religion and family. It’s also a month of...

Keeping staff salaries secret in your workplace

Money talk is awkward. Especially if you have two employees doing the same job and one of them discovers they’re...

Staff medical appointments: a right to time off?

There’s no legal right to paid or unpaid time off for staff to attend medical or dental appointments. So it’s for...

Here’s what I know: paranoia is better than complacency

The beginning of the financial year is always a good time to take a fresh look at your expenditure—even if you’ve...

Bank holiday basics: 4 quick HR fixes…

It’s easy to think that the entire nation is counting down to four full days of freedom. But for employers and...