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How to improve productivity
The need to improve productivity has hardly ever been greater. The UK has one of…
Stronger Trade Unions – what this means for employers
With the cost-of-living crisis and inflationary pressures on businesses, it seems inevitable that we will…
Can I dismiss a pregnant employee?
Provocatively I often ask at workshops: whether an employer can dismiss a pregnant employee. The…
Momentous changes to holiday pay
A recent Supreme Court decision in Harpur Trust v Brazel means the need for changes…
Heat impacts on employment
It may have cooled down now, but with increasingly hot summers, heat impacts on employment…
Is it too hot to work?
Legally it is never too hot to work, so where do employers stand? Technically, there…
When an employee has Covid
Clients have been asking us what to do when an employee has Covid or even…
Holiday dismissal could it be fair?
With flight delays, strikes and cancelled services leading to late returns, holiday dismissal becomes a…
Do managers need a sense of humour?
As an HR manager, “must have a sense of humour” was often one of the…