What a Disaster - (But We Have a Cunning Plan!)

20 / 07 / 2023

Business continuity and disaster recovery are clearly linked, but have distinct separate meanings.

It’s Time We Stiffened the Sinews

14 / 06 / 2023

Many years ago I wrote a booklet whose title mirrored the question put by some employers when faced with a problematic employee, “Can I Sack the B*****d?”. Nobody would dare to say such a thing now, even tongue in cheek, but there’s no doubt that difficult employees still exist.

Why Is It So Important to Develop Emotional Resilience?

16 / 05 / 2023

To survive and thrive it absolutely is essential to develop resilience, i.e. the ability to deal with life’s knocks and get up and get going again.

When is a discretionary bonus not discretionary?

20 / 04 / 2023

Many businesses feel it's important to reassess how bonuses will be calculated year on year in order to ensure that bonuses are incentivising the right group within the business and depending on what the current business needs dictate.

Recovering Training Costs

15 / 03 / 2023

Training is usually expensive. What if, having paid out significant sums of money for employee training, that employee hands in their notice? Employers may seek repayment of their investment in the employee when they leave if the employment contract allows it.