Your Majesty, Mummy, I’m getting started at last! The Ups and Downs of Handing over to a Successor
31 / 01 / 2014
It looks as though Buckingham Palace is planning for Prince Charles to take over many of The Queen’s duties as she reaches her more senior years. Public opinion for a gradual handover seems finally to be in his favour. Charles will be less involved with his causes and focus more on monarchical duties, whilst The Queen will continue to speak...
Health and Safety
29 / 01 / 2014
Has anybody ever said “Health and safety! Fab! Give me more of that!”? Probably not, but like HR it’s one of those incredibly important areas that you absolutely, positively have to get right. If you don’t you not only leak money and work inefficiently, in the worst case scenario you may not only lose business, you may lose lives. Guest...
Calling All Students: Why Work Experience Works!
27 / 01 / 2014
For every graduate scheme that is available more than forty five graduates will be applying, making it more and more important to have something other than just excellent academic grades on a CV. Due to the high volume of applicants, students must find a new way to stand out from the crowd. So many applications are so poorly put together...
National Minimum Wage Rise: What would the Three Bears say?
24 / 01 / 2014
Discussions about the National Minimum Wage have been in the news again recently. The growth in the economy means that Britain can now afford a higher increase in the NMW. The Chancellor supports a proposal to increase the hourly rate from £6.31 to £7 an hour and as always, the different responses have been vigorously expounded. An analogy with the...
Dealing with the Death of a Colleague
22 / 01 / 2014
When bereavement occurs in the workplace, everyone around may be affected and productivity can come to a sudden grinding halt. Anything that disrupts work potentially threatens the survival of the organisation. Compassion and practical issues can find themselves at loggerheads and unless both can find a way to work side by side, the fallout can be devastating to all concerned....