Employment Relations...
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Career Changes - Things to Consider
There are many reasons why you may want to consider a career change. It may be that you are tired of the job you are doing and have a yearning for earning a living...
Coping With Redundancy
When you first find out that you are going to be made redundant, it's not uncommon to experience a number of emotions. You might feel shock and fear as to what's...
Criminal Background Checks
It's estimated that around 20% of the UK population have some kind of criminal record even if it's only for a minor misdemeanour. The Criminal Records Bureau (CRB)...
Dealing With a Male Dominated Environment
When we think about working women taking up jobs in a male-dominated environment we tend to conjure up images of women working in construction or as...
Dealing With Grievances
Nobody said the world of work would be all plain sailing and at some point in your career you're bound to face some conflicts.
People break the rules and fall out...
Dealing With Problem Supervisors
It’s well accepted that from time to time, we’re all going to have some kind of conflict with our immediate supervisors. After all, problems and issues will always...
Discrimination at Work
Discrimination at work has been a real problem for some people in the UK, making it difficult for certain groups to get jobs or making their working life mi...
Diversity Training
When approaching the issue of educating your workforce about workplace diversity the main core focus should be on policy and planning, recruitment and selection,...
Fitting in With the Team
Beginning a new job with a whole new set of colleagues can produce a mixed range of emotions. You might be excited by your new role and can’t wait to start, but as...
Flexible Working
Flexible working has become more popular over recent years due to the changing needs of customers and employees. Many employers think that it's a sensible move and...
Going On Strike
Industrial disputes are costly and damaging to companies and employees alike. Any organisation's culture and procedures should seek to avoid any potential conflict...
Handling an Office Romance
We all know that office romances and affairs happen. They're certainly nothing new. What has changed, however, is the attitude of employers towards this conduct. In...
How to Impress in Your New Job
You’ve passed the assessment centre impressed at interview and then received the incredible news that you have been offered the job. Good news!
Justifying...
How to Reduce Absenteeism
Whilst most workers are only absent from work for genuine reasons such as injury or sickness, every company has problems with people who take time off work for no...
How to Retain Talent
Keeping your best talent onboard is crucial to a company’s ability to thrive and prosper. It ensures your customers remain satisfied increases your sales and enables...
Improving Staff Morale in The Workplace
Although most of us would far prefer to be out enjoying our leisure time or on holiday than working for a living it’s also far better to enjoy...
Induction Courses For New Employees
Whenever you start a new job it's highly likely that you will be expected to complete some sort of company induction before getting started in your role....
Job Interview: Questions That Should Not Be Asked
It is perfectly understandable that companies want to use a job interview to find out as much as they can about the applicant. Interviews give...
Lay-Offs and Short-Time Working
When employees are not given any work by their employer and the situation is regarded as temporary, they are regarded as 'laid off'.
Where the lay-off...
Management Conflict
We would all like to believe that our working days are always going to be stress-free with everybody getting along with their employer and with each other and whilst...
Nepotism at Work
Nepotism at work refers to the act of favouring relatives at work in employment or economic terms as opposed to them being judged on ability or merit. This could...
Pre-Employment Screening
Many of us are usually only familiar with pre-employment screening or ‘background checks’ in conjunction with job applicants who might be seeking to work with...
Redundancy
If you are facing redundancy, you should still be treated fairly by your employer and there are certain steps they would be expected to follow. You may also be...
Reporting a Colleague
Most of us will have a grievance with a work colleague at some time or other but these are usually ironed out pretty quickly. And if your grievance escalates and...
Sunday Working
Over the past few years, Sundays have changed from the tranquil relaxation at the end of a hard working week to a day when people choose to do their weekly grocery...
Taking The 'Bait' At Work: Avoidance Techniques
We’re all probably familiar with an annoying colleague who thrives on winding up the staff in order to make everyone’s life a misery. Whilst they...
Team building and Employee Wellbeing
There are too many employers who take a narrow-minded approach to their employees' health. They may follow all of the statutory health and safety laws and try to...
The Value of Workplace Appraisals
It is important to keep your employees focused and motivated if they are going to make a valuable contribution to the company. To do this, companies often adopt the...
Working Hours and Regulations
Your normal working hours should be set out in your employment contract. Unless you choose to (or you work in a sector which has its own special rules), the Working...
Workplace Diversity
The term ‘workplace diversity’ refers to differences between people who work for a particular company. This can be comprised of race, ethnicity, gender, disability,...
