I am thrilled to have joined the Your HR Lawyer team as a HR Consultant. I’ve worked in business administration for many years across a variety of organisations, from new start-ups to established businesses, small family run firms and SMEs,…
Managing underperformance is an area where Managers tend to get frustrated with HR and the perceived ‘red tape,’ without recognising the importance of their role in managing the issue in the first place. As an Employment Lawyer, performance related…
Each contract of employment should contain a notice period within the main terms and conditions of employment. Following recent case law, in order to prevent potential financial implications, employers may now want to consider including an express clause in their…
How to start a conversation with an employee about their mental health In recent years, there has been an increasing amount of necessary attention given to mental health problems such as depression, anxiety or stress. Currently, 1 in 6…
A report published last month has set out a number of findings about the way in which mental health issues impact on employment. The report, called “Thriving at Work”, was commissioned by the Prime Minister, Theresa May, back in January…
How many times do you get asked that question? We know we get asked it a lot. Recently, we read that when a cleaner at NASA was asked what he did for a living his response was that he ‘put…
HR often gets a bad rap when it comes to managers making business decisions that affect people because those managers want to implement their decisions today, right now without the “hassle” that HR is making them go through. The fact…
Some of you may have noticed a colourful new symbol we are using. We have been telling employers that we can support them with all HR issues throughout the Employment Lifecycle, from recruitment to dismissal (and beyond) and then realised…
I’ve been reflecting on the Bett exhibition that we attended back in January. What a fabulous 3 days we spent there. By the end I had tired legs, achy feet ad a sore throat, but that was evidence that we…
Ok, so thinking ahead to spring may be a little too much to ask but see this as a heads up for the New Year, New Year, new culture, new start. How to Spring clean your HR Check your policies…
