HR Blogs

Our useful HR blogs look at real world HR issues and how to deal with them. Here's the latest.

  • All present but is it correct?

    Most of the questions I’m asked about illness relate to when people haven’ turned up.  What about when people come to work that shouldn’t?  Jurgen Klopp was back at […]

  • The Christmas Party Hangover no-one wants

    Following their 2015 Christmas Party, London Zoo faced a huge hangover. Two employees had come to blows that fateful night.  One dismissal, one final warning […]

  • Constructive Dismissal hits the Premier League?

    Recent reports suggest that Eva Carneiro, former Chelsea doctor, is about to claim Constructive Dismissal. What is “Constructive Dismissal”? Constructive dismissal is when an employee feels […]

  • Minimum wage or maximum headache

    The minimum wage is set to rise in October 2015.  We also await the arrival of the National Living Wage in April 2016.  The current […]

  • Accident waiting to happen?

    I’m writing this blog while sitting in my local Accident & Emergency Department.  Nothing major but what a waste of time.  If only I had […]

  • Trust me – I’m your employer

    Trust is like a house – it takes far longer to build than it takes to tear down.  If you ever doubted that, you need […]