The Bribery Act comes into force – 1st July 2011         The Bribery Act 2010 aims to promote anti-bribery practices amongst businesses and came into force on 1st July 2011. Organisations need to take steps to address the risks of bribery and demonstrate that they have put clear practical prevention [...]

  More Time for Daddy Additional Paternity Leave         Over the last decade, there has been a steady improvement in the rights of families at work. Paternity leave and pay were initially introduced in 2003 and are shortly set to undergo further transformation. Current paternity leave entitlement is 2 weeks off [...]

  Working without the Default Retirement Age         Following on from last week’s newsletter this is the third newsletter we will be sending you to bring you details of this impending change in law and guidelines on how your Company can manage these changes. Recruitment and older workers Recruiting new staff [...]

  Working without the Default Retirement Age         Following on from last week’s newsletter this is the second of three newsletters we will be sending you to bring you details of this impending change in law and guidelines on how your Company can manage these changes.   MANAGING PERFORMANCE AND RETIREMENT [...]

  Motivating Your Staff         It’s that time of year when we reflect on the past and revise our goals for the future. 2010 was a challenging year for all businesses. The recession and economic uncertainty saw many companies going through the difficult process of downsizing or restructuring and staff motivation [...]