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How would you deal with an employee that has personal hygiene problems?

July 4, 2015
With temperature’s reaching 30o this week, the warm weather will be welcomed by some but not by others. I recall a situation years ago that occurred with an employee and…
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How often do you say thank you to individual members of staff for their hard work?

June 19, 2015
A statement that I’ve heard regularly throughout my working career, is ‘my manager never says thank you for what I do at work’. I’ve probably even felt this in my…
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Changes to zero hours contracts and National Minimum Wage

June 15, 2015
Are you up to date with the recent changes to zero hours contracts and National Minimum Wage compliance? In the run up to the election, zero hours contracts were a…
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How much training does your staff receive?

June 4, 2015
A recent survey has shown that elderly and disabled people are being put at risk because of inadequate training for care workers. The research included more than 1,000 care workers…
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Avoiding discrimination when recruiting

May 29, 2015
I often talk to employers, and a common concern is unwittingly discriminating during the recruitment process. Is what they are saying going to end up leaving them in trouble? Now,…
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Do you check employees’ qualifications?

May 21, 2015
Often the recruitment process is viewed as a ‘hold up’. It takes time to advertise a vacancy, shortlist and then interview candidates, and unfortunately there isn’t a quick overnight fix.…
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What should I do if an employee smells of alcohol at work?

May 18, 2015
A recent survey has found that four fifths (85 per cent) of the 2,600 people that were polled have been drunk in the workplace in the last year. 31per cent…
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Are bank holidays part of an employees holiday entitlement?

May 11, 2015
We seem to have had an abundance of bank holidays over the last month or two and now another bank holiday Monday is only 3 weeks away. Bank holidays in…
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