Finding a solution to the shortage of fruit pickers
If the anticipated drop in seasonal workers from Europe is borne out as predicted and…
March 29, 2018 By Ellie Hibberd
Handling Employee Grievances in an SME
The word grievance can send shudders down the spine of a small/medium business owner. Even…
March 23, 2018 By Mark Roby
Equal Pay hits the headlines again
The issue of Equal Pay hit the headlines once again this week with the news…
March 22, 2018 By Mark Roby
Benefits packages. Waste of money or sound investment?
Over the course of recent years increasing numbers of employers have introduced a variety employee…
March 5, 2018 By Stephens Scown
Managing return to work from sick leave
The media is full of stories about how many business days’ sick leave costs. The…
February 28, 2018 By Stephens Scown
Love is… unwelcome advances?
In the 21st century, after all the awareness and protective legislation, you’d think that the…
February 14, 2018 By Verity Slater
Tendering for a New Contract? What HR matters should you consider?
If your business is considering providing services to another organisation which is outsourcing or re-tendering…
February 9, 2018 By Verity Slater
Are you listening?
When, at the age of only two weeks, our elder daughter was diagnosed with a…
January 30, 2018 By Ellie Hibberd
BREXIT – what about your EU farm workers?
The UK’s decision to leave the EU has created a period of uncertainty for farmers and an…
January 24, 2018 By Lisa Mulholland
Time off to Grieve
Bereavement is something which we will all sadly face in our lives. It is often…
January 18, 2018 By Hazel Sanders
Criminal prosecution of employer for not meeting legal obligations
It has been 5½ years since legislation first came into force requiring all employers to…
January 3, 2018 By Chris Morse
Government launches sleep-in shift compliance scheme
The question of to what extent workers should be paid the National Minimum/Living Wage (NMW)…
November 9, 2017 By Ellie Hibberd