It just seems like it’s one HR hot potato after another right now! On Tuesday, David Cameron announced plans to bring forward a rule that will mean that companies with more than 250 staff will have to disclose the pay gap between their male and female employees. As things currently stand, for full and part-time […]
The general election is approaching and no doubt you’ve all decided which way you are going to vote, but if you haven’t and are inclined to vote dependant on key employment aspects (some of you may be sad enough to do so!) then see below in respect of the three main political parties: Pay […]
As an HR practice, we never know what questions and problems our clients are going to call us with, but some this week have been entertaining, thought provoking and quite interesting to answer. I promise, these are genuine……. Our employees complained about the date of our Xmas party, so we changed it and in doing […]
How would you feel if you were ushered to the toilet and ordered to urinate on demand? What if you had to wait for 3 hours, outside the loo, drinking liquids because you just couldn’t go? Would you feel safe working with a colleague who came in reeking of last night’s party? Drug screening companies […]
The new financial year is the time to think about budgets and spending plans. April is also the time when new legislation affecting the way you manage your staff often comes into effect along with new guidelines and new rules from a variety of other sources. Many such changes will affect your school’s HR policies. […]
Most teachers and head teachers will agree that teaching assistants do a great job, but can you help your teaching assistants to become even more valuable to your school? Thinking about the contributions of teaching assistants in the context of your HR strategy will help you to find ways to enable your teaching assistants to […]
The role of the business development manager (BDM) in schools is changing. Whether you already have a BDM, or are thinking of hiring one, here are three questions to consider when creating or updating the BDM’s job description. With Whom Will Your BDM Interact? Thinking about the people with whom your BDM will interact will […]
Most school leaders are used to turning to an HR professional for guidance on contracts of employment and recruitment and selection matters. Involving HR in issues that are directly related to pupil welfare, for example, safeguarding matters, probably happens less often. However, HR has a role to play in these areas of school management, too. […]
Your school is keen to promote equality. However there have been reports recently suggesting that some schools are not publishing equality information as required by legislation. Therefore, now might be the time for you to ask just how well your school promotes equality. Use the questions below to help you to review your current approach. […]
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has today released its provisional results for the 2013 annual survey of Hours and Earnings. When it comes to pay review time, we are often asked what other clients are doing in relation to pay increases, bonuses and commission. We can only look at a small snap shot, but […]
