• British Jobs for British Workers?

    When recruiting for your business, who do you prefer to hire and why? British workers European workers Non EU workers What is your experience? While working for an organisation a few years back, we needed to 20 year background check staff. Some of the applicants came from Darfur and Baghdad. It was impossible to background…

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  • Are you LinkedIn to your next job?

    Although not confirmed by LinkedIn a new service is to be offered which would make it even easier to apply for jobs. Employers will be able to include a plug-in on their website which will prompt a redirection to LinkedIn, a selection of details to be sent and possible questions to be answered.Employers will be…

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  • Total Reward

    At a time when Companies are still struggling to provide pay increases for employees, what are the alternatives to ensure engagement and retention of talent within the business. For many people, choosing an employer, going to work and performing at the highest possible standards is not just about how much they get paid. Pay is…

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  • “Yes you can” vs “No you can’t”

    Is your business a “Yes you can” or do you suffer from “No you can’t”? As an HR support specialist, I never know what is going to happen when I pick up the phone. In the past week, we have had three potential clients contact us for support with HR issues: Employee in probation period, not…

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  • People Talk – May 2011

    Welcome Spring is truly in the air and summer feels like it is on it’s way. It is time for a Spring Clean! April saw the introduction of lots of new employment legislation and despite earlier promises of no legislation changes for small companies, the Government are now talking about a review of employment legislation.…

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  • Mum vs. Dad

    We all know that mum is entitled to maternity leave and pay, and that (if we are truthful with ourselves) in the past potential employers have chosen male over female applicants so as to avoid having to cope with maternity rights. Now the game changes. New Dads are entitled to up to six months paternity leave…

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  • Mediation – like ‘the cloud’ it’s an unstoppable new way of doing things

    It’s being ‘pushed’ hard by the government and seems to be growing in popularity anyway. So, why is this? Take a moment to think how your business or organisation could benefit from mediation in the workplace, from boardroom to shop floor. What’s the problem with disciplinary, grievance and tribunal procedures etc? It’s the time they…

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  • Will the Olympics sink your business?

    With only 494 days until the start of the Olympics, have you started planning to protect your business? Having the Olympics in London in 2012 has given many businesses an opportunity for growth they would not otherwise have had. However, if your business is based in or around any of the Olympic sites, will you…

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  • Can I fire a poor performer?

    I have had several calls recently from potential clients looking for help managing poor performers. One of my first questions is always “Do you have a documented policy”? “Have you ever told the person they are not performing to the standards you expect”? In most cases, managers deal with poor performance in one of two…

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  • Employers should give employees access to Social Media while at work – shouldn’t they?

    I am a technological immigrant and proud to consider myself almost fluent in the language. My children on the other hand are technological natives and for them a world without mobile phones and laptops is as alien as a world without cars is to me. I listened with interest yesterday to digital social media guru…

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