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Practical Action – Workplace policies that can let you down when it matters most…
In August this year a Veterinary Group in Suffolk were found to have been “fundamentally unfair” with their disciplinary policy, and the tribunal, held at Bury St Edmund’s, found in favour of the plaintiff. You can read more about the verdict here, but I would like to take a moment to talk today about the…
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Wellbeing – The importance of a Return to Work meeting
So you’ve got your Sickness and Absence policy in place, your managers are aware of the policy and so are your staff – but there is one manager who just isn’t bothered in following it. You are a small business, and you work like a family – surely it doesn’t matter if you simply wave…
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Practical Action – Probationary periods…
So, probationary periods… they are just, well, a tick box exercise aren’t they? Something in place for every employee that enables employers to decipher if they are the right fit and you can dismiss them if you need to? Hmm – if that is your concern, then right fit for who? After the interview and…
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Culture – Psychological safety in the workplace…
There are, finally, more and more conversations happening around psychological safety at work. It feels for some like a new phrase in the workplace, a new concept to be adapted to, a new way of leadership, however with the recent changes in the Employment Rights Act surrounding sexual harassment, employers are discussing the psychological safety…
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Culture – HR vs AI? It’s not a fight. It’s a partnership…
In the current world that we live in, busy, demanding, time-focused, and competitive, it is tempting to consider that Artificial Intelligence could simply take over the role of an HR professional. Need a policy? Get AI to write it. Got a complaint or a grievance, get AI to consider it? Need to prepare training? Run…
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Wellbeing – Creating a Healthier Work Environment to Prevent Burnout.
In a world that seems to demand more of us on a daily basis, it is important to ensure that the expectations we place on our staff are responsible and ones that ensure their wellbeing is considered. Here are five practical ways in which you as an employer (or as an HR representative) can help…
