Political Correctness Gone Mad!
06 / 09 / 2013
It’s a sorry state of affairs when you are criticised for flying your country’s flag on your own front door. There are a few cases in the press recently that have caused some public upset and it’s made us ask whether political correctness gone mad and if it’s not just a tad high handed of the pc brigade to be...
Never Knowingly Underpaid?
04 / 09 / 2013
Have you ever worked for John Lewis? Well if so, you may be interested to know that the Department store group John Lewis will spend £40 million compensating staff who were inadvertently underpaid for working on Sundays and Bank Holidays during the last seven years. The company realised it had been miscalculating holiday pay for approximately 69,000 employees and will...
Toxic Employees (And Their Parents)
02 / 09 / 2013
Over the last four months I have been dealing with some seriously toxic employees. Whether it’s because we seem to deal with an awful lot of screamers or whether there are just more people with an appalling attitude to work these days I just don’t know. Having a toxic employee is a depressing experience. They’re definitely not team players and...
Are The Green Shoots of Economic Recovery Being Adversely Affected by Poor Work Performance?
30 / 08 / 2013
There is some really encouraging economic news at last! After some years of scrutinising hoped-for growth through a microscope and often seeing a sad shrivelled up little green shoot, The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) reports that the economy is finally gaining momentum. It has increased its 2013 growth forecast and now expects to see growth of 1.3% this year,...
National Minimum Wage (NMW) - A Decent Days Pay for a Decent Days Work?
28 / 08 / 2013
It should be, but is it? Since 1st April 1999 there has been a legally binding minimum rate of pay in Britain, £3.60 an hour for adults, boosting pay packets by up to a third – could we really exist on that then - how times have changed. That wouldn't even buy you a pint now! During 1909 and 1993,...