Plan B | Why working from home is only part of the solution
BLOG Written on 9 December 2021 Boris Johnson has confirmed the move to ‘Plan B’ in England in a bid to slow the “extraordinary” spread of the
Understanding ‘reasonably foreseeable’ risk in health and safety
BLOG Written on 7 December 2021 This article explains what a ‘reasonably foreseeable risk’ at work is, and outlines the tests you can use to
Is it time to ditch the employee dress code?
BLOG Written on 6 December 2021 We all know that old habits die hard, and as businesses continue to transition back to the conventional office-based
Can I change remote workers’ pay?
BLOG Written by Suzanne Wrench on 1 December 2021 According to our Mind the Gap survey, less than half (40%) of employees are confident that home and
Omicron | Initial advice for employers
BLOG Written on 30 November 2021 Following the emergence of the new and largely unknown Omicron variant, new measures came into force in England at
What makes a good health and safety leader?
BLOG Written on 25 November 2021 Effective health and safety management is more than just writing rules and training workers to follow them. While terms
Who’s responsible for workplace health and safety?
BLOG Written on 22 November 2021 Whose job is it to ensure a safe workplace? The short answer is that everyone has a part to
The Great Resignation | How can managers turn things around?
BLOG Written on 17 November 2021 2021 is being dubbed the year of ‘The Great Resignation’. Employees are burned out, fed up and craving change,
8 qualities of effective remote managers
BLOG Written by Corinne Curtis on 16 November 2021 While the full effects of the pandemic are yet to play out, what is clear is that employers
Autumn Budget 2021 | The key points for employers
BLOG Written on 3 November 2021 A lack of revenue-raising measures meant that Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s third budget was decidedly less headline-stealing than usual. In
Learning about disability AFTER dismissal | Is it still discrimination?
BLOG Written by Ed McFarlane on 2 November 2021 All employers must take care to avoid unlawful discrimination when dismissing employees. If you dismiss a disabled
So you’ve decided to allow hybrid working – here’s 3 questions you may have now
BLOG Written by Alexandra Farmer on 1 November 2021 With normality returning, many organisations have made the decision to roll out remote and hybrid working on a