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Can you ask applicants their age?

25.01.2017

At our Birmingham event last week we were asked: Q. Can you ask applicants their age? A. This depends on...

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Recruiting the employees you want

24.01.2017

Employment laws protect job applicants as well as employees from possible discrimination and so a) in order to hire the...

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Dress Code Policy and Discrimination

12.01.2017

Imposing a dress code policy is perfectly legal when it factors in an employees rights, but in some cases employers...

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Are you following the correct dismissal process?

05.01.2017

This week a tribunal ruled a senior member of staff had been unfairly dismissed because his employer had failed to...

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Do you effectively manage sickness absence?

23.12.2016

How best to manage sickness absence? We held three business briefings in December at Cheltenham, Cambridge and Swansea discussing the...

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Why is an absence policy important and what does it need to include?

23.12.2016

A Sunday Times article has uncovered retail giant Amazon has strict absence policies in place. Four-six sick days and their...

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Autumn Statement – Employee-related measures

13.12.2016

In addition to announcing increases in the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates in his autumn statement, the...

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What not to do at the Christmas party

28.11.2016

It’s that time of year again – the DJ’s playing Shakin’ Stevens, the dance floor is crowded and the beer...

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How does HR and Health & Safety management affect your CQC inspection?

19.10.2016

The 5 Fundamental Standards and their Key Lines of Enquiry, are set out by the CQC to assess services against...

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