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April 2012: Sport Sickies. Click here to read more.
Last year businesses had to deal with workplace absence that cost a staggering £17 billion and £2.7 billion of this was thanks to employees pulling ‘sickies’. This year, employers will get a double helping of problems as a result of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations and the unusual sporting season.
March 2012: Who owns your employee's LinkedIn account? Click here to read more.
The HR Dept is warning business owners to perform checks on who their employees connect with on social media sites like LinkedIn and Twitter, as asking an employee to delete or hand over their connections upon termination of employment is a very under represented area of employment law.
February 2012: The April Changes. Click here to read more.
Spring is here and so are more employment law changes for employers to grapple with. The qualifying period for an employee to bring a claim of unfair dismissal will increase from 1-2 years on 6th April 2012.
January 2012: The Diamond Jubilee Celebrations. Click here to read more.
The Diamond Jubilee celebrations in June this year brings a special addtional bank holiday to Tuesday 5th June 2012 while the late May bank holiday has been moved to Monday 4th June 2012. Workers should be aware however that while the additional bank holiday has been announced it does not automatically entitle employees to the day off.
December 2011: Winter Weather. Click here to read more.
After an unusually mild autumn, winter has well and truly arrived. For many people, large bouts of snow are enjoyed with white Christmases and snowball fights. However, it can cause brain freeze for small businesses, concerned over how the business will continue with its workforce ‘snowed in’ and unable to get into work.
The HR Dept has some sound advice for small and medium sized businesses to keep difficulties to a minimum.
November 2011: Burden? What burden? Click here to read more.
Conflicting advice has emerged from the Coalition Government on the next steps for flexible working rights in the workplace.
With rumours of scaling back flexible working rights or pushing towards everyone having the right to request flexible working, there is a message that is being missed. We have preached about maintaining a work/life balance and how important it is for fathers to take an active role in their child’s upbringing and then we are surprised when people want to do it.
October 2011: To give a gift or not? Click here to read more.
Giving gifts is of course a time honoured Christmas tradition. Employers' providing gifts or a bonus at Christmas to staff and customers is a generous act, but they are not always received in the same spirit and are sometimes repaid with an Employment Tribunal landing on your desk in the New Year.
September 2011: Don't use the 'P' word! Click here to read more.
The nation of Britain are renowned for their tight lipped nature when it comes to personal and taboo subjects, so it is unsurprising when a recent survey found that salaries was one of the least discussed topic of conversation with work colleagues, even those nearest and dearest.
August 2011: About time! Click here to read more.
What annoys employers the most about their workforce? Well according to a recent survey by The HR Dept; lateness. The HR Dept, as part of its customer satisfaction survey, spoke to over 1,250 small to medium sized customers to discover what really annoys SME bosses about their workers; arriving late annoyed bosses the most.
June 2011: Phone Home. Click here to read more.
In the words of your favourite extra terrestrial; phone home. It is inevitable with the continuing growth of technology that more businesses are recognising the power of home working and it has been touted by the Government as a suggestion to avoid the travel chaos expected around the 2012 Olympics in London.
May 2011: Seasonal Staff. Click here to read more.
For many small and medium sized businesses the busy summer months is the time to bring in seasonal staff to help with an increased workload and meet demand at peak times. Seasonal businesses need to find the right balance between hiring permanent employees who work throughout the year and those who only work during the peak periods. Many survive with a small core of permanent staff.
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