FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014: Have you got your game plan? The anticipation is mounting for the FIFA World Cup, kicking off on 12th June to 13th July this year. Unsurprisingly, we see a huge rise in attendance and conduct issues around this time, as people are desperate to catch those potential moments of [...]
April Employment Law Changes 2014 Spring has sprung, and with it comes a fresh bunch of employment law changes April 2014 Pensions automatic enrolment: Automatic enrolment is the main employer duty under the new laws on workplace pensions. It's called automatic enrolment because employers will need to enrol certain [...]
The Value of Exit Interviews The ‘job for life’ mentality has long since passed, and mobility within the job market is here to stay. Changes in the workforce can be healthy for an organisation, with new employees bringing ideas and different perspectives to the company. But when some of your most valuable employees are [...]
Winter Blues Keeping your workforce lively all year round As the festive season comes to an end and the daylight hours have become shorter, around 10% of your workforce may suffer the familiar effects of the ‘winter blues’. Triggered by a lack of natural sunlight, many employees face a winter-time depression, or to use [...]
Reasonable Adjustments for Disability - Advice for Employers In March 2013, 20.8% of the working age population in the UK (8.3 million people) had a disability. One of the challenging aspects of handling disability in the workplace is that often disabilities are not easily recognisable, particularly with cases of mental health impairments. It [...]