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2025 Employment Law Changes: Are You Up To Date?
The last 12 months has seen many discussions around a wide range of changes to employment legislation including Sexual Harassment, the...
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Apr 10
How to Manage Mental Health Related Absences in the Workplace
Any unplanned absence can be challenging for small businesses and having a clear process to manage absence and enable employees to return...
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Mar 19
A Practical Guide to Reviewing Your Health & Safety Policy
When was the last time you reviewed your workplace health and safety policy? If you had to pause and think, then it’s probably time for a...
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Feb 24
Managing High and Persistent Employee Absence: A Guide for Small Businesses
Employee absence is an inevitable part of running a business. However, when absence levels rise significantly, they can create...
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Nov 21, 2024
Small Businesses: A Practical Guide to Restructuring and Redundancy
In the fast-paced world of business, organisations large and small need to adapt to stay competitive. Whether it’s through restructuring...
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Oct 10, 2024
The Essential Guide to Staff Induction: What to Include for Success
When a new employee joins an organisation, their first few days can set the tone for their entire experience. A well-structured and...
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Aug 19, 2024
How to Create an Employee Handbook
What should be in your employee handbook? In this article, learn the benefits of a staff handbook and which policies we recommend that...
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Apr 15, 2024
Eight Top Tips for Conducting Probation Period Reviews
Your mantra when conducting probation review meetings should be ‘feedback, feedback, feedback.’ It’s important to use the probation...
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Apr 12, 2024
Top Tips for Preventing Workplace Accidents
Accident prevention in the workplace is crucial for the safety and wellbeing of employees. Here are our top tips to help prevent...
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Apr 8, 2024
Managing Overpayments: How to manage overpayments with your Employees
Overpaying an employee can happen for several reasons such as payroll errors, miscalculations, or misunderstandings. While it’s an...
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Mar 22, 2024
Harnessing the power of constructive feedback in the workplace
In today's fast-paced and competitive workplace, constructive feedback plays a crucial role in professional growth and success. It can be...
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Nov 2, 2023
How to perform a Health & Safety risk assessment for pregnant employees
Introduction Risk assessments are an important part of health and safety in the workplace. They help you to identify and control the...
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Mar 9, 2023
Conducting effective staff appraisals
Conducting annual staff appraisals can feel like a mountain to climb, especially with the demands of the day job running alongside the...
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Mar 9, 2023
12 Tips to Reduce Employee Stress
One of the biggest issues faced by employers today is the mental health of their staff. According to the Health & Safety Executive’s...
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Aug 30, 2022
Social Media Checks: Pros and Cons for Employers
Including online searches in your recruitment process One of the major changes detailed in the latest version of Keeping Children Safe in...
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Jul 24, 2022
‘Can I suspend an employee and how do I do it?’
This is question we get asked regularly. You may feel uncomfortable with the concept of suspending an employee, possibly because you have...
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Jul 24, 2022
How to Attract more candidates for your vacancy
The UK is facing a talent shortage, with more jobs than candidates. This is making it difficult for employers to fill jobs. Employers are...
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Jul 17, 2022
What can I do if I suspect my employee is faking illness?
It is an unfortunate fact that everybody gets ill sometimes. Unplanned sickness absence can be difficult to manage. However, if you are...
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Jun 9, 2022
How to Get the Best Out of Return-To-Work Interviews
What is a return to work interview? A return to work interview is an informal, brief meeting held with your employee on their return to...
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Jun 9, 2022
How To Write A Covering Letter
A well-written covering letter that highlights your best role-specific strengths can position you as an outstanding candidate...
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May 10, 2022
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