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Employee Engagement Enabling Change
As you may be aware, at DOHR we are an authorised partner for a fantastic tool for properly, robustly and anonymously measuring employee engagement. Many of our clients have found that although the score is useful and a great way to measure progress and identify trends, the feedback received in the free text fields is…
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Death and Bereavement in the Workplace
Everyone responds to death differently. Today we have lost a great leader, the only monarch most of us have ever known. We may have had several schools, multiple jobs, a few homes and friends who transition through our lives at various points; throughout these life events Queen Elizabeth has been a constant for most of…
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How do I calculate annual leave for zero hours employees?
+Despite todays (20th July 2022) ruling, there is still a huge amount of confusion about how to calculate annual leave entitlement and pay for variable hours workers and those who work for part of a year. Until 2019, most employers used a percentage method to calculate annual leave entitlement based on actual hours worked. The…
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Investigations
Over the years I have carried out lots of investigations in the workplace. Some of them have been very simple, open and shut cases which have led to either no action or disciplinary action up to and including termination. These cases have included drug taking at work, theft from a till, sexual harassment, bullying –…
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The Changing Face of HR
HR has been through many changes over the years, but I do believe it is currently experiencing a seismic shift. In part this is due to covid and Brexit, but in part it is also due to changes in Politics, Economics, Society, Technology, Legal and Environmental (PESTLE) factors. I was using the chart above in…
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Why Hire A Graduate?
Covid 19 has had a massive impact on the availability of graduate jobs as well as on the application process. Although talk of staff shortages in recent months has given the impression that it should be easy to find work, young people are “often left at the back of the queue” as employers favour more…
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Would you consider recruiting an ex-offender?
According to the latest figures from the Ministry of Justice, only 17% of ex-offenders manage to get a job within a year of their release from prison. Yet those that do manage to secure a job are up to 9% less likely to reoffend. As well as offering job-ready skills they have acquired while in…
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Do I need first aiders in my workplace?
What employers need to do When making first-aid provisions in the workplace, you should consider your workforce and environment, as well as any Health and Safety risks that you may face. As a minimum, you must have a suitably stocked first-aid kit and an appointed person to take charge of first-aid arrangements. If you have…
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What is the CIS Scheme?
The Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) is a government tax deduction scheme introduced in 1971 to clamp down on those workers in the industry trying to circumvent paying the correct tax (primarily income tax). The scheme has been updated several times to ensure that those within the industry are making the correct tax payments. The scheme…
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How to create the RIGHT environment for hybrid working
Plan B In case you haven’t noticed, a lot has changed in the last 20 months and just as many employers were looking to get staff back into the workplace, we appear to be heading for another winter of working from home. As an employer, you need to look at your workforce and find ways…
