Human Resources

We only have to look around our workplaces to get an idea of the demographics of the UK workforce. A report by the BITC has called for ‘employers to offer…

I remember a Tribunal case some years ago, where the supervisor was deemed to have discriminated against an employee who was deaf and who depended on sign language. The investigation…

A recent survey taken by the Recruitment and Employment Federation (REC) suggests that recruiters should ‘improve their hiring strategy to consider the most talented in the over 55s age group’.…

Historically, many reports have highlighted the existence of bullying in the NHS, the Care Quality Commission and in business generally. There are reams of web pages devoted to helping ‘victims’…

A recent article published by the CIPD states that ‘UK employees spend more than a third of their time at work feeling stressed’. This worrying article highlights to us again…

Bupa have undertaken some research which shows that out of 2000 people almost two thirds (64 per cent) of British workers claim that they are too busy to take a…

One of my favourite proverbs is an old Arab one: “It is easier to make slaves of free men [sic] than free men from slaves.” When I came across it…

Merry season For many people Christmas is seen as a time to catch up with family, friends and colleagues and often a time to have a few festive drinks and…