If an employee makes a request for flexible working here are the 5 things that you need to know: (1) Who can make the request? Once they have worked continuously for the same employer for the last

Every workplace strives to have motivated employees because engaged employees will have a significant effect on the success of your practice. However, motivating employees can be really difficult to achieve so we’ve collated some of the best ideas to help you: (1) Communication Employees need to feel appreciated and to be part of the overall…

Suspecting an employee might have a potential alcohol or substance problem creates a difficult situation and one where you need to balance the needs of individual employees against the legal obligations of an employer, so here are our recommendations: (1) Have a policy in place You need to be clear about how you will handle…

Every workplace strives to have motivated employees because engaged employees will have a significant effect on the success of your practice. However, motivating employees can be really difficult to achieve so we’ve collated some of the best ideas to help you: (1) Communication Employees need to feel appreciated and to be part of the overall…

Some employees who have worked for their employer continuously for at least 26 weeks have a legal right (S63D Employment Rights Act 1996) to request time off (usually unpaid) to study, if it will help to improve their contribution to their employer’s business and provided there are at least 250 people working in their organisation.…

The Equality Act 2010 is legislation to stop all forms of discrimination and yet, despite this, there is still a gender pay gap in the UK – a large gap between the hourly pay received by men and women who do the same job. In fact section 78 of the Equality Act has meant that,…

Underperforming employees have a demotivating and general detrimental effect on the whole working environment, meaning you must tackle any issues as soon as you become aware of them. It’s important in any workplace but in a medical practice employee performance sits at the core of all you do. (1) Inform and investigate – find out…