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As an HR professional, my natural inclination when people raise questions about pensions is to hide under the table and hope that no one notices me. Pensions are complicated and not really my area of expertise! However, sometimes pension issues bump into areas of HR practice and employment law that I’m much more confident about.…

A summary of the HR and H&S updates issued in September 2023 HR Updates Amber alerts Unfair dismissal due to insufficient disciplinary policy and process When a variation to contractual terms may be a termination Green alerts Definition of disability H&S Updates Amber alerts National Inclusion Week: everyone needs support at work

In this month’s HR clinic, Robyn Clark (aka JacksonR) and Susi O’Brien (HR Help advisor) explored the challenge of managing staff who are on long-term sick leave. Here is a summary of the questions we received, and the answers given. How long can someone be off before it’s fair to dismiss them? Great question! This…

A summary of the HR and H&S updates issued in August 2023 HR Updates Amber alerts UPDATE: Upcoming changes to flexible working legislation Green alerts “Gender critical” beliefs protected under the Equality Act 2010 Unfair dismissal win for Tesco worker sacked for being AWOL

How is it September already? Goodness knows where summer went. Frankly, the question has to be asked; did we even have summer this year? I might have missed it with all the rain! Once holidays are over, schools go back, and supermarkets start selling off their remaining bags of barbeque supplies at half-price, it’s common…

GP practices usually have standard processes to follow when an employee phones in sick. However, in my HR experience, managers can be a bit less certain about managing absence when it’s caused by childcare or other family emergencies. Such uncertainty is reasonable, as these are tricky absences to handle if they become prolonged or regular.…