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Working 9 til 5 – No Longer the Way to Make a Living?
Who would have thought 5 years ago that we would be discussing the demise of the traditional working day. However here we are with...
Towards an even more flexible workplace?
The launch in December 2021 of new guidance on hybrid working from the Flexible Working Taskforce reinforces that the way we work is...
Have the lines between work and private life been blurred?
One consequence of Covid-19 is that employers had to get a better understanding of their employees’ home life as employees were forced to...
Drugs and alcohol at work
In 2021 it was reported that nine out of ten people admitted to drinking alcohol while working from home, with the quantity ranging from...
Would I lie to you?
Have you ever recruited someone who has lied on their CV or overstated their capability? If not, you have perhaps been lucky so far. A...
How to stop the rise of the ‘turnover tsunami’ and promote loyalty
Over the last twenty years, employee loyalty has been on a slow decline, which is not expected to stop. In fact, the Covid-19 pandemic has...
The Benefits of Psychometric Testing for Recruitment
Recruitment is a complex and often at times a challenging process. A candidate may look perfect on paper but then, when they reach the...
Briefing: The Cautionary Tale Of Social Media
Since Friends Reunited was launched 22 years ago, the popularity of social media has grown exponentially so that it’s now an integral part...
Collective Consultations: The Legal Implications of P&O’s Redundancies
We should preface this article by stating that we don’t have all the facts or framework about this story, as they have not yet all been...
Handling Discrimination in the Workplace
In 2010 the Equality Act was introduced – however, since then there have been many changes, some clarifying the meaning of unlawful discrimination. This article provides an update on discrimination law and what can be done to protect individuals, as well as their employers, from unlawful discrimination claims.
The Importance of Workplace Wellbeing in a Post COVID-19 Era
As restrictions have eased, many businesses are taking steps to get back to a more normal way of working after the disruption caused by COVID-19. Unfortunately the after effects are likely to be felt for many years and this will impact employers and how they approach wellbeing going forward. Why is that the case though?