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What do they really want?

Posted on October 16, 2019 (June 25, 2021) by Donna Obstfeld

I had a conversation with a client this week about the struggles they are having to improve performance. They are a recruitment agency, so like other recruitment agencies and estate agents who we look after, the staff are set targets and are paid on their performance. However, from our conversation, it appears that the incentive…

Getting the job advert right

Posted on October 8, 2019 (June 25, 2021) by Donna Obstfeld

I'm doing some recruitment at the moment, and one of the things which has really struck me is how badly job adverts tend to be written. They are generally now written not for print but for the internet, very often a search engine. Sometimes things like social media, Facebook and LinkedIn. And, when you're…

Employee Engagement

Posted on October 3, 2019 (August 16, 2022) by Donna Obstfeld

Are your workforce motivated or engaged? An employee can be motivated to be at work or to hit certain targets even if they are not engaged with the values, culture and goals of the business. Motivation can be achieved by rewarding people with financial gain such as pay, bonus or commission; recognition; or increased responsibility.Employee…

A Client’s Employee

Posted on September 27, 2019 (June 25, 2021) by Donna Obstfeld

This week's blog is our Ask The Expert article from our Summer edition of PeopleTalk. One of our client’s staff members has applied for a job here. Where do we stand legally if we let our client know we have received an application? Whilst it may seem completely legitimate to notify your customer that one…

How much influence does an employer have?

Posted on September 20, 2019 (June 25, 2021) by Donna Obstfeld

This week’s blog is again inspired by a radio interview I’ve given (5th September on BBC Three Counties Radio). The item was inspired by the news in The Times https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ditch-the-plastic-cups-or-face-sack-staff-told-5jd07x3l5# that Sheffield based Intelligent Hand Dryers had banned single-use plastics from the office and anyone found with a banned item would risk being fired from…

Do you need to worry about the well-being of your staff?

Posted on September 3, 2019 (June 25, 2021) by Donna Obstfeld

The inspiration for this week’s blog is from an interview which I did last week on the BBC Three Counties Radio drive time show. The interview was all about the well-being of employees and the duty of care that employers have towards their staff. The conversation was sparked by the announcement by Easyjet that one…

Hire for Attitude

Posted on August 19, 2019 (June 25, 2021) by Donna Obstfeld

In a very well quoted phrase (which I think originated from clergyman Charles R Swindoll) Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it. Your attitude to everything, from politics to society from family to work, is what makes you, you and what differentiates you from everyone else. In the…

Annual Leave while on Maternity Leave

Posted on July 25, 2019 (June 25, 2021) by Donna Obstfeld

A client came to me recently regarding an employee who was due to go on maternity leave. She had been accruing holiday for the first 3 months of the year and had taken all the holiday she had accrued to date. What she now wanted to do was take all the holiday she WOULD accrue…

DOHR plays a key role in project to combat Sexual Harassment in the workplace

Posted on July 23, 2019 (September 1, 2021) by Donna Obstfeld

"All organisations can achieve a workplace which is free from sexual harassment" DOHR are now able to announce a partnership with Jewish Women’s Aid to deliver a comprehensive Sexual Harassment Awareness and Management in the Workplace programme.As an HR practice, we have been advising businesses on the need to actively manage and take a zero-tolerance…