If you are not sure, the right of accompaniment is one of the fundamental employee rights where they are entitled to be accompanied by a companion in any meeting where they may suffer a detriment. This includes any meetings where the outcome may be the award of a...
HR Made Easy. That is my mission. All too often I see small business owners tie themselves in knots with worry and fear all because they anticipate the worst. From experience, from a HR perspective, when a business owner gets two things right – they make life...
Redundancy 🌟 It is not about losing jobs, it is about SAVING jobs 🌟 I want every small business owner out there to understand this. The very word “redundancy” sends shivers down spines and conjure up images of big companies sacrificing little employees to save...
Update Changes to the Covid Job Retention Scheme – otherwise known as the furlough scheme came into effect today the 1st October 2020. This is the LAST month of the government scheme. Government will pay 60% of wages, up to a cap of £1,875 per employee....
Truth time If you own a business and employ staff – you are the boss. Yes you can be friendly, in-fact having good relationships built on trust is key to a happy workplace. But that doesn’t mean you can shy away from making difficult decisions, because...
Always check references when recruiting Why you should never overlook the importance of checking references for recruitment candidates . When I recruit, after the interviews and we have found our preferred candidate, I always follow the same process: ✅ make a...
