Oh my goodness, I did it! I'm delighted to have won the HRi Emerging Talent Award 2024. To be honest, I've had my eye on this award since...

Woohoo!!! I'm delighted to be a finalist in the #HRiAwards2024 . Since setting up as a consultant in 2022 I'm lucky to have had a...

Neurodivergence is an umbrella term. It includes a wide range of conditions including autism, dyspraxia, ADHD, and dyslexia. Whilst some...

There are employment law changes happening on April 6th, requiring updates to standard HR policies including those for paternity leave...

Oooh, controversial question perhaps, but the answer is usually no. I say that on both legal and commercial grounds. There are many...

The Equality Act 2010 places a positive duty on employers to make reasonable adjustments to support and assist workers with disabilities....

What on earth is employee empowerment all about? Well, I'm glad you asked, because I've done a new video on it. Enjoy! Do post below if...

Recruiting the right person with the right skills is often a critical challenge for smaller businesses. You want your recruitment adverts...

Redundancies are never pleasant situations to deal with, but they’re sometimes necessary within any business. If you have a challenging...

National Minimum Wage rise next month - why should you pay extra attention to the rates this year? I've done a quick video about this and...

It's a fair question to be honest. When you're a manager or business owner trying to complete projects, deal with customer queries, solve...

According to research from Microsoft in 2022, companies worldwide are suffering from ‘productivity paranoia’ regarding their hybrid...

Of course managers and HR professionals want to be nice! But can 'niceness' ever get in the way of fairness at work? That's a good...

Happy new year! January is often a time both for reflection and new beginnings. I’ve decided that my first blog post of 2023 should be an...

Today I'm taking a deeper dive than usual into what's quite a challenging area of employment law for both line managers and HR...

A few weeks ago (just before Halloween) I did a poll on LinkedIn to see what people thought were the scariest aspects of people...

New video! This time I'm talking about employment contracts and why we should pay attention to them. Yeah, I know that they can be some...

So, at last, that much longed-for resignation is in. But what do you do next as an employer? Most managers will have experienced quiet...

We're getting closer to halloween! So, hybrid / remote working arrangements for staff... why can they give employers the...

There've been some big changes in our legal understanding of holiday pay for UK variable hour workers lately. These changes mean that...