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Funerals | Are employees entitled to time off?

28th August 2018 No Comments

Blog In the event an employee suffers bereavement, employers need to handle the situation with care and sensitivity. At times like this, the employee may

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DRESS CODE | Piercings in the workplace

24th August 2018 No Comments

Can an employer ask an employee to not wear a piercing to work?  Employers do have a wide discretion to decide what their employees are

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30th July 2018 No Comments

With the current challenges facing retailers, it is expected that employers may continue to reduce their headcounts. Carrying out redundancies is never a pleasant task,

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HR GUIDE | Dealing with moaners in your workplace

13th July 2018 No Comments

If you were asked to identify the moaner in your workplace, you could probably point the finger quite quickly. Every organisation has at least one

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Manufacturing | Accepting sick notes from abroad

9th July 2018 No Comments

Sickness absences are a headache for all employers. But if you have a diverse workforce some unexpected challenges arise. Imagine that an employee goes on

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Manufacturing | Requiring employees to speak English

6th July 2018 No Comments

Manufacturing businesses are often made of a diverse workforce with workers of many different nationalities and backgrounds. In this cases, employers may wish to impose

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Guide | How to deal with employees who return to work late after holiday

5th July 2018 No Comments

We all want our employees to enjoy their time off work, but what happens if an employee takes that one step too far and does

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Guide | 6 ways to implement HR policies successfully

2nd July 2018 No Comments

Your HR policies and procedures are useful documents. They shouldn’t be rotting away in the filing cabinet or hidden away on your PC. These HR

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Changing employment terms after TUPE

18th June 2018 No Comments

Blog As businesses undergo changes such as mergers, acquisitions, or outsourcing, the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) regulations, commonly known as TUPE, come into

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Gross misconduct – an FAQ for employers

11th May 2018 No Comments

Blog When an employee commits an act of gross misconduct, employers will often not know what their next step should be. Can you do an

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