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Large Employers vs Small Employers
So often when I am advising my clients on HR issues, they ask me how the big boys do it. How do they operate in the way they do? How do they get round the employment legislation advice I am giving my clients? My answer has usually been something along the lines of – they…
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BNI – 60 Seconds – 9th November
Can your clients afford to settle an employment tribunal claim? Now, I don’t like scarring you, but in 2009 – 10, there were 392,800 claims of which 24% were working time directive related, 19% were unauthorised deductions from wages and 32% were unfair dismissal, breach of contract or redundancy related. – In 2008 – 09…
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BNI – 60 Seconds – 2nd November
So, today is my birthday and tradition has it that when you work in an office, you take cakes in for your birthday. Four years ago, I was working really hard, like I do and my boss forced me to have a break and to go over to Sainsburys and get cakes for everyone. As…
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BNI – 60 Seconds – 26th October
So often I am bought in to help a company once there has been a problem….. – They have an employment tribunal against them – They have a difficult employee who has gone for years unmanaged – There is a back pay payroll claim – There is an unacceptable level of absence DOHR prefers to…
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Things to consider when employees work from home
There are several reasons why an employee may be working from home, but in this article, we ignore the reasons behind home workers and focus on things an employer must consider to ensure legal compliance and business effectiveness of the arrangements. A home worker must have a workspace which is fit for purpose. Whether the…
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Job Sharing
For most employers, a job does not shrink just because an employee applies for flexible working and as a result many employers are resistant to job share arrangements. The truth is, that for many employers job sharing is just too scary. It is not the way things have traditionally been done and it is a…
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Can you spring clean in the Autumn?
September always feels like a good time for a Spring Clean. The kids are back at school, most of the workforce are back from their summer holidays and business owners have had a chance to get off the rat wheel – if only for a while perhaps. So why carry out a spring clean in…
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To pay or not to pay …… that is the question
Do you use interns in your business? Do you pay them a salary or just expenses? How long do you allow interns to work for you, earning only expenses? Would you still use interns if you had to pay them? Would you be more likely to pay interns if they had to pay you? Today,…