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World Cup 2026 at Work: How Employers Can Keep Morale High Without Disrupting Business
The World Cup can be a fantastic opportunity to bring employees together, but it can also create challenges around absence, workplace banter, rivalry, alcohol, productivity and inclusion. Here’s what employers should think about before the tournament begins.
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A Sick ‘Note’ Rant
If you have the right antennae on, then you soon begin to see the HR side to many of the stories hitting the news. You begin to form opinions, shift your behaviour, change your mindset, or after informed consideration, ignore it as it doesn’t impact you. The item which has got my attention in the
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Leave for breaking up?
Traditionally, each year, the first week of January is renowned for the highest number of divorce filings in the year. This is not a decision which people take lightly and coping with a breakup is far from easy. They say that moving house, marriage, divorce and death are the four greatest stresses anyone will go
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Sickness vs Annual Leave
How you should treat employees who are off sick during their annual leave comes from the Working Time Regulations and is based on the principle that employees in the UK have a legal right to 5.6 weeks of paid time off work each year. The spirit of the law here is important, not just the
