A guide to young workers’ rights, and the workplace benefits they can bring. Do you still remember your first-ever job? Go on, take a moment to remember those days… Perhaps you were nervous? Perhaps you hadn’t a clue what you were doing? Perhaps you had a boss who inspired you? My first jobs, as a…

A summary of the HR and H&S updates issued in October 2022 HR Updates Amber alerts Employee in her 50s discriminated against because of her age Is support for a football club a philosophical belief? Green alerts CV fraud offender ordered to pay back wages How to manage the risks to volunteers

I’ve been an HR professional for 18 years and supporting managers with disciplinary situations is part of the bread and butter of my work. The most common advice I give in such situations is ‘think about process’. But what do I mean by that, and why is it so important? Misconduct To start with, I…

If you’re faced with managing a staff member who is underperforming, it can be a daunting prospect to know exactly how to approach the situation. Robyn Clark (aka JacksonR) and Susi O’Brien (HR Help advisor) hosted a lunchtime HR Clinic which looked at how to tackle this tricky issue. As expected, we received lots of questions…

A summary of the HR updates issued in September 2022 HR Updates Amber alerts REMINDER – End of adjusted remote right to work checks Failure to provide facilities to express breast milk amounted to sex harassment  

With UK inflation running at almost 10%, and salary budgets for GP practices rising by nowhere near that amount, it’s reasonable to assume that household budgeting is getting noticeably harder for most staff. Even prior to this year’s sudden inflationary rises, more than one in five people in the UK were living in poverty. What…

After 70 years in her role as Monarch, Her Majesty The Queen sadly passed away last week, and it was announced that we would enter an official period of mourning. After ascending to the throne, His Majesty King Charles III, made a Royal Proclamation that the day of his mother’s funeral would be a bank…