Building Resilience

21 / 02 / 2018

When faced with problems or setbacks what do you do? Most people worry about it and describe it as a bad experience. It can often be the pathway to worry and ill health. In fact if you think about it, experiences which seemed horrible at the time were actually the catalyst to something better. The worst time in my working...

Creative Recruitment

14 / 02 / 2018

If you want HR happiness just recruit the right people. Simple when you say it quickly. But if you’ve done any recruitment recently you’ll know how hard it is to find great candidates. In a very noisy age, your job adverts need to stand out to attract the interest of good people. Recently I came across some creative ideas, which...

Having Fun is Good for Business

07 / 02 / 2018

Do you see happy faces at work? If not, perhaps you need to think about having some fun. Research amongst children shows that recreational deprivation has been linked to obesity, criminality and declining creativity. Adults need fun too. Having a fun, positive company culture is good for business. To start with, it helps engage your employees. Engaged employees are more...

Redundancy and Reduced Hours

31 / 01 / 2018

Employees qualify for statutory redundancy pay if they have two years’ continuous service. Redundancy payment is based on a week’s pay, which is currently capped at £489 a week Recently a client asked us the following question: If an employee asked me to reduce his hours on a temporary basis (six months) would it affect any possible redundancy pay? The...

Bully Beefs

24 / 01 / 2018

We hear a lot about bullying these days – at school, at work, on the internet. Although I was a tiny, whey-faced shrimp as a child I was never bullied at school. But I have been bullied at work – by an HR Director of a large company, no less. My appraisal started like this: “You may want to sit...