Flexible Working Max?
26 / 09 / 2014
Richard Branson has recently said that the 170 employees on his personal staff (who handle his billions) can take as much holiday as they want, when they want. He got the idea from Netflix who use a similar system, and he works on the basis that his people are excellent so they will be responsible enough to take holiday when...
Make Employing a Student Work for Both of You
24 / 09 / 2014
University of Bedfordshire student Thomas Hedison has won the prestigious National Student Employee of the Year – Step up to Leadership award, following on from his success at winning the regional title in the same category. As a third-year Advertising and Marketing Communications student, 21-year-old Thomas combined his degree study with part-time work as a retail assistant at Next PLC,...
New Rights for Fathers
22 / 09 / 2014
Currently pregnant employees have a statutory right to reasonable paid time off during working hours to attend antenatal appointments. This is a right which employees are entitled to from day one of employment. The employee wishing to take time off for antenatal appointments should give as much notice as possible and after the first appointment you can ask the employee...
The Scots Have Decided to Stay
19 / 09 / 2014
Yesterday Scotland voted and has decided to keep the Union together. Thank goodness for common sense prevailing. It was by no means a foregone conclusion and the consequences of collective hearts over heads decision (dreaming of an idyllic home rule amongst the heather?) would have been extremely serious. Our shared history of 300 years will now continue, and the markets...
Organisational Design – Fashion or Reality?
12 / 09 / 2014
There’s a saying that lovers had a seven-year itch. It’s not just lovers who feel that the seven year mark is the one at which realisation dawns that momentum is lost, the sparkle is tarnished, that things have changed (and rarely for the better). Barack Obama has been at the forefront of American politics since 2007. From an astonishing and...