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PeopleTalk – January 2014

Posted: January 17, 2014 by Donna Obstfeld

Welcome to our first newsletter of 2014. The DOHR team wishes you a happy, healthy and successful year in which your business not only survives, but thrives. This month we focus on employers’ obligations in the areas of pay and we take a look at issues around time off. We update you on our recent blogging…
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Pupils And Abusive Relationships: How Can HR Help?

Posted: January 16, 2014 by Donna Obstfeld

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.…
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How Well Does Your School Promote Equality?

Posted: December 18, 2013 by Donna Obstfeld

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.…
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Who gets the money?

Posted: December 13, 2013 by Donna Obstfeld

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…
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PeopleTalk – December 2013

Posted: December 12, 2013 by Donna Obstfeld

Welcome Welcome to December’s PeopleTalk. The end of the year is in sight and 2014 is looming. The new year is always an opportunity to make changes, either to yourself, your business or both. Take a step back and take time to reflect: What is important to you? What does your business need from you…
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PeopleTalk – October 2013

Posted: October 1, 2013 by Donna Obstfeld

Welcome Well Autumn is here, the kids are back at school, Halloween, Bonfires night and even Christmas are all approaching fast. Before we know it we will be welcoming in a new year. But before I wish our lives away, this month’s PeopleTalk is full of useful and interesting items for you and your business.…
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Interesting Interview Techniques

Posted: September 6, 2013 by Donna Obstfeld

I could cry, but I would be wasting my tears and crying about something over which I have no control. I have just listened to a very articulate 21 year old describing the interview process he was put through by one of my old employers. Now ordinarily, I wouldn’t mind too much, but in this…
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PeopleTalk – September 2013

Posted: September 3, 2013 by Donna Obstfeld

Welcome to the September newsletter for DOHR. We have lots of information for you this month and are delighted to introduce you to our two lovely new team members. Also this month we provide you with a brief legal update, a reminder about the need for risk assessments and details of a first aid course.…
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Are they really sick?

Posted: August 19, 2013 by Donna Obstfeld

I am going to have a moan. I don’t often have a moan, but please excuse this one – it is a complaint I know many employers share. Now I do accept that people get sick. And I do accept there are times when an employee is better out of the office resting than in…
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Feeling The Heat

Posted: July 17, 2013 by Donna Obstfeld

With temperatures soaring and no sign of an end to these wonderful hot days of summer, employees and employers are both feeling the strain. For absolute clarification …… there is no legal maximum working temperature and to this point, a group of MPs now want to introduce a maximum working temperature of 30 degrees (lowered…
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