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Celebrating 20 Years! Retain Employees; Job Interviews
February 2023

Sexual Harassment; 4 Day Week; Flexible Working
January 2023

Christmas Pay; Sexual Harassment; 4 Day Week; Flexible Working
December 2022

Monitoring Employees; Bonfire of Regulations; Interruptions at Work
November 2022

Holiday Pay; Productivity; Trade Unions
September 2022

Pregnancy Dismissal; Holiday Pay; Heat & Employment
August 2022

Too Hot to Work?; Employee has Covid; Holiday Dismissal; Humour
July 2022

Employee Turnover; Workplace Bullying; Improve Productivity; Retaining Recruits
June 2022

Job Vacancies; Covid Fear; Dismissal; Homeworking
May 2022

Employment Contracts; Diversity; Good Employer; Hiring Older Workers
April 2022

Ignore the Employee Handbook?; Rituals at Work; Community Responsibility; Workplace Pets
March 2022

HR Templates; Platinum Jubilee; Employee Handbook; Talent Pools
February 2022

Absence Excuses; Filling Vacancies; Fear of Covid; Employee Handbook
January 2022

Hybrid Working; Fired on Zoom; Working Christmas; Employment Status
December 2021

Recruitment Crisis; TikTok; Employee Lateness; Kellogg’s Menopause
November 2021

Redundancies; Day One Rights; Leadership; Employee Awarded £185,000
September 2021

Employee Handbook, Menopause Discrimination, Remote Workers, Dress Codes
August 2021

Fire & Re-hire; Out of Work Emails; Workplace Return; Right to Work UK; Time to Lead
June 2021

Need HR? Hybrid Working; Lancaster Bridge; Conflict Costs Shift Changes
May 2021

Shift Changes; Menopause Policy; HR & Growth; New Appointees
April 2021

Covid-19 Testing; NMW Standby Hours; Bullying at Work; Job Interview
March 2021

Vaccination & Employment; Employment Tribunal; Trade Unions; Remote Working
February 2021

Furlough Requests; Homeworking; Brexit & Employment Law; Decision Making
January 2021

Family Matters; Redundancy Process; Holiday Entitlements
December 2020

CJRS; Remote Workers; Wellbeing; Young & BAME
November 2020

Redundancy Consultation; Employment Contracts; Furlough Whistleblower; Good Work Plan
September 2020

Self-isolating Employees; Small Employers; New Associate Consultant
August 2020

Boohoo; Migrant Workers, Sitting Time Bomb; HR Rules
July 2020

Covid-19 Return-to-work Anxiety; Motivating Employees; Homeworking Data Security
June 2020

Workers Risk Covid-19; Homeworking; Lockdown Fairness
May 2020

COVID-19 Risk Assessment; Returning to Work; Redundancy
19 May 2020

Video Meetings; Homeworking; COVID-19 Workforce; Disciplinary Meetings
April 2020

COVID-19 Update for Employers
9th April 2020

COVID-19 Update for Employers
26th March 2020

Coronavirus: Lay-offs; Self-isolation; Social Distancing; Handwashing; Employment Contracts
March 2020

Coronavirus for Employers; Bereavement Leave; People Power; IR35
February 2020

Brexit for Employers; Gender Pay Gap; Veganism Protected; Lancaster Cycling
January 2020

Are you ready for winter?
December 2019

Romance at Work; Job Descriptions; Competition for Employees; Behaviour at Work
November 2019

Employee Handbook; Climate Change; Disciplinary Record; Mental Health
October 2019

Employee Bonuses; Lay Offs; Talented Employees; Holiday Entitlement
September 2019

4 Day Week; Interview Feedback; Employee Development; Employee Holidays
August 2019

Smartphone Ban; Sexual Harassment; Holiday; Male Dress Code
July 2019

Dismissal Mistake; Holiday Entitlement; Non-Disclosure Agreement; Holiday Pay
June 2019

Instant Dismissal; 2 Years’ Service; Mental Health; Breaks at Work
May 2019

Employment Contracts; EU Citizens; A Good Employer; TV Licence
April 2019

Pay Employees More?; Presenteeism; Performance Review; Brexit for Employers
March 2019

Pay Increase; Age Discrimination; Self-Employed Plus; Difficult Employees #5
February 2019

HR Resolutions; Mental Health Workshop; Self Employed Workers; Difficult Employees #4
January 2019

Employee Handbook Copy; Difficult Employees #3; Migrant Workers; Selection
December 2018

#MeToo; Difficult Employees; Mental Health Workshop; Tackle Stress
November 2018

Difficult Employees;  Employing Criminals; Recruitment; Apprenticeships
October 2018

Out of Hours Emails; Monitoring Employees; Employee Handbooks; Mental Health at Work
September 2018

Holiday Entitlement; ET1 Claims; Reducing Conflict; Self-employment Rise
August 2018

Employee Holidays; Password Security; HR Policies; Company Culture
July 2018

Constructive Dismissal; Self-Employed Workers; Employment Tribunal; Trade Union Negotiations
June 2018

GDPR Deadline; Data Controller – ICO Register; Rising Tribunals
May 2018

Cambridge Analytica; Employing Diabetics; Cybercrime; GDPR
April 2018

GDPR Workshop; Workplace Bullying; NLW; Cycle to Work
March 2018

Pay Rises; Workers’ Rights; GDPR Compliance; Mindfulness
February 2018

Attracting Applicants; Bullying at Work; SME Productivity; HR Practice
January 2018

GDPR & BYOD; ‘Workers’ Holidays; Millennials; Mental Health
December 2017

Sexual Harassment; Employment Tribunal; Lancaster Economy; HR Risk
November 2017

Storm Brian; Pay Rise; Diversity; Tourism
October 2017

Expo Question Time; BAE Tribunal; Employee Handbook; Flexible Working
September 2017

Employee Late from Holiday; Safe HR Data; Stress – Guide for Employers
August 2017

Fake Cancer; Gig Workers; Poor Productivity; GDPR
July 2017

Shorts at Work; Uber Chief Resigns; Expo; Recruitment Difficulties
June 2017

Sacking Family; Employers Jailed; High Attendance; Avoid the Headlines
May 2017

United Airlines; Dismissal; Social Media; Corporate Social Responsibility
April 2017

Data Hack; Employment Workshops; Older Workers; Motivated Sales Staff
March 2017

Employment Status; Dress Code; Emails & Productivity; Sales Performance & HR
February 2017

Christmas Debt; HR Resolutions; Mental Health; Trust & Engagement
January 2017

Adverse Weather; National Living Wage; HIV & Employment; Working Longer
December 2016

Manage Attendance; Uber ‘Workers’; Holiday Pay; Employment Legislation
November 2016

Recruitment Costs; Shared Parental Leave; “Must Ask” Appraisal Question; HR Salaries Rise
October 2016

Pay in Lieu; Modern Slavery; Health & Safety Threat; Book Giveaway
September 2016

Brexit & Morale; Insisting Holidays; Intangible Assets
August 2016

National Living Wage; Competitive Advantage; Employees Depressed?
July 2016

Bank Holidays; Bullying; Skirts at Work; Social Media
June 2016

Sickness Absence; Better Brand; Employee Selection; HR and the Law
May 2016

Employment Checks; Spot Potential; Pets at Work; EU for Small Employers?
April 2016

Living Wage; Apprenticeships; Morrisons & Vicarious Liability; Mental Health
March 2016

Pay Pressures; We’re Moving; Dyslexia; Best Applicants
February 2016

Company Car Accident; Declare Disability; Cloud Computing; Handling Stress
January 2016

Living Wage; Equality Law; Manufacturing; Double Candidate Pool
November 2015

Apprentices; Underpaid? Overtime; Living Wage
October 2015

Employing Migrants; English Language in Workplace; Travel-to-work Time; School Leavers
September 2015

Illegal Immigrants; Wake up to Reward; Women make Better Leaders!
August 2015

Social Media; Employment Changes; Getting Pay Correct
July 2015

Zero Hours Changes; Pay Rises; Criminal Records; Investigate it! On your Bike!‏
June 2015

Dementia Awareness; Equal Pay; Gay Rights; Driving Licences
May Edition 2 2015

Proud Employees? Mental health; Holiday Pay, Dismissal-get it right!‏
May Edition 1 2015

Employment Law Update April 2015
April 2015

Holidays; Social Media & Employees; Zero Hours Holidays; Suvey shows Pay dissatisfaction
March 2015

“Easier” Dismissal; Holiday Pay; Hitting Cyclists Dismissal
February 2015

Top tips 2015; Parental Leave; Pay Levels; Safer than Sony? Weather?
January 2015

£2,000 Cash-back; Shared Parental Leave; Occupational Health; Work Happiness
December 2014

Shared Parental Leave; Free Employee Survey; Holiday Pay; Family Businesses
November 2014

Fathers’ Rights; Bereavement; Parental Leave
October 2014

Parental Leave; Holiday Pay; Why HR? NMW increases
September 2014

Holiday Blues; Maternity Leave; Rogue Employers; Employment Law Update
August 2014

Flexible Working; Holiday Commission; Bike Benefits; We’re Recruiting
July 2014

Holiday Pay; Data Security Risk; Keeping out of Tribunal
June 2014

Compassionate Leave; Abuse in Care; If it all goes Wrong; HR in SME’s
May 2014

E-cigarettes Policy; Recording Disciplinary Hearing; Fake Qualifications; Best Company Performance
April 2014

Wage Rises; Conciliation; New Care App; Employment Law Update
March 2014

Stress hits Performance; Tribunal Claimant Costs; Back to Work Scheme; Employment Law Update; Growth Accelerator
February 2014

Compassionate Leave; Staff Turnover Risk; We’re Recruiting
January 2014

Christmas Absence, Christmas Day Working, Disciplinary Hearing
December 2013

Holidays at Christmas, TU Reps, Bribery, ACAS
November 2013

Unhappy employees? Pay Premium, Social Media Assets, Scary Politics
October 2013

Pensions auto-enrolment, Holidays, HR data, Zero hours
September 2013

Leave in school holidays, Secure data, Zero hours
August 2013

Zero hours, QCS, Employment Tribunal, Trade Unions
July 2013

Whistle-blowers, Minimum Wage, Appraisals, Workplace Politics
June 2013

Smartphone handbook, Social media policy, Cancer at work, Beecroft
May 2013

End of 1 year service protection, e-smoking, brain frying
April 2013

Boost productivity, home working, facebook
March 2013

Managers’ not resolving conflict, CRB, business social networking
February 2013

Manufacturing upturn, Trade Union, social networking, recruitment
January 2013

Seasonal sickness, recruitment, social networking
December 2012

Engagement means profit, social media & communication, recruitment tips
November 2012

Does body language matter, presenteeism, recruitment tips
October 2012

Trust in social media, Care Sector workshop, staff retention
September 2012

Go for Gold, Zero Hours contracts, Are you clean?
August 2012

SMEs increasing, recruitment tips, indemnity insurance
July 2012

Flexible working, recruitment tips, Care Sector workshop
June 2012

Abuse in care homes, Fit Notes, Go for gold, Care sector seminar
May 2012

Care Sector workshop, Is Sunday special? Benefits of older workers, Care in India
April 2012

Employee surveys, Tribunals, Budget 2012, National Minimum Wage
March 2012

Office romance, alcohol awareness, apprenticeships, pay rises, Twitter
February 2012

Age discrimination claims, social networking, Christies sponsorship, Twitter
January 2012

Happy Christmas, B&Q, Snow Pay, Working over Christmas
December 2011

Bribery Act 2010, paternity leave, “illness”, flexible working
November 2011

Ill on holiday, fraud, social networking, cut employment costs, tribunal visit
August 2011

Disciplinary costs, Sponsorship, Lay offs, Charities skills shortage 
June 2011

Royal Wedding, Paternity Leave, Volunteers, Cancer at work
April 2011