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A recent survey of 2,000 employees, showed that as many as a quarter of workers throw a ‘sickie’ on their first day back from holiday. A survey completed by Bupa…

It seems that you only have to go onto to various social networking websites to see some of the comments the public are writing about the allegations involving Cliff Richard.…

It’s almost two months since the statutory right to request flexible working was extended to all employees, provided they have 26 week’s continuous service and have not made another request…

Social media. I guess I’m not the only person who thought ‘that will never work’! It’s estimated that a quarter of the world’s population now uses social media; it’s a…

I recall an interview with a candidate many years ago. The question asked at interview was ‘How flexible are you? Much to my surprise the candidate answered ‘I can touch…

As we are regularly reminded by the newspapers and society, obesity is a rising problem in the UK. The European Court of Justice is reviewing a test case which may…

It seems that for many years tattoos were associated with sailors, bikers and thugs. Statistics now show that 1 in 10 people have a tattoo, so it is clear that…

Installing CCTV carries with it the implication that employees are not to be trusted. That inherently damages the employer-employee relationship and may result in less trustworthy employees. It is easy…