19th January 2015
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Preparing for bad weather
I once ran a seminar where the last delegate arrived, having braved some of Glasgow’s…
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15th January 2015
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It’s snow pay for non-attendees
To avoid paying employees you should require employees to make every safe and reasonable attempt…
13th March 2012
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An online Employee Handbook saves 50Kg of CO2 per year.
A typical employee handbook printed out on A4 paper uses 6 Sq Metres of paper…
14th February 2012
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Love blossoms at work
On one level romantic liaisons involving employees are no business of an employer but, when…
3rd February 2012
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Charities suffering due to costly employment tribunals
Writing in the Times and quoted on CivilSociety.co.uk (http://bit.ly/ichKQj), the HR Director of the Homeless…
2nd February 2012
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It’s all about how you describe it.
Although the Agency Workers Regulations have been with us for some months now, I was…
23rd January 2012
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Are we obliged to offer free eye tests and glasses to employees who use computer screens?
This is a question we are asked frequently and the basic answer is yes. Display…
18th January 2012
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Contacting employees outside working hours – fair practice or intrusion?
Steve Jobs saw his iPhone as setting individuals free from overbearing governments, authoritarian organisations and,…
16th January 2012
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Diamond Jubilee 2012 FAQs
The nation will celebrate the Queens Diamond Jubilee on 5th June 2012 with an extra…