• When Social Media Goes Wrong

    Having to give an employee their notice is never a pleasant experience for either party. If the situation does arise, the best outcome is that both you and the member of staff in question can leave the relationship amicably with the right contracts and paperwork to back you up… However, that’s not always the case.…

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  • A Medical Certificate Instead of a Tie!

    I had to dish out some fairly unexpected advice this week that I thought I’d share, it had all of us laughing and debating a rather interesting point. I have a very successful client who owns an Estate Agent and as most of his staff are client-facing, the dress-code in his workplace is ‘business smart’.…

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  • More ……. You want More?

            Discussing a pay rise can make for a pretty tricky conversation, whether you’re the one doing the asking or you’re the one being asked. In fact, recent research shows that British people actually dread it more than any other conversation, including breaking up with a partner! Well, that’s what this article…

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  • David Cameron and the 19.1% hot potato

    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…

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  • What’s the difference between them?

    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…

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  • Stop Press ………

    It’s been an absolutely fantastic year here at DOHR (so far) and on Friday, some fantastic ‘icing on the cake’ type news reached us at the office… …we’ve been shortlisted for the “HR Consultancy of the Year” award by a panel of 12 expert judges! The “HR Distinction Awards” that takes place next February at the ICC…

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  • Food for thought…..

    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…

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  • Would YOU ask your employees to do this..?

    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…

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  • PeopleTalk – May 2014

    Welcome to this edition of PeopleTalk. Spring is now well and truly here, the new tax year has started and employees are starting to look forward to their summer holidays. Next thing we will know, Christmas will be around the corner! In this edition we look at the new statutory rates applicable this year, the…

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  • Do Your School’s HR Policies Need Updating?

    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.…

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