Human Resources

We’ve heard in the news this week that Starbucks has banned electronic cigarettes from its coffee shop chain, and they have been banned by many other major establishments, including the…

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development reports that there is an increase in “presenteeism”, that is, employees coming to work when ill. Furthermore, research by an insurance group reveals…

The latest decision to endorse secret filming in the care sector is inevitably controversial. It is difficult to predict the outcome and there must be a risk of serious unintended…

Background It is a far cry from the 1960s when “Time and motion” was very much the order of the day. All activity was carefully timed and “rates” included a…

October 1st is upon us. Will the introduction of brand new antenatal rights for fathers and partners affect your service? The law states that an expectant father, or partner to…

I often say that if you make a poor recruitment selection decision there are two likely outcomes. One is that the employee will leave – with all the costs involved,…

Among the challenges of employing people, coping with an employee’s mental ill-health is one most of us would prefer to avoid. Yet such ill-health accounts for 28% of illness and…

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…