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National Sickie Day: Absence costing UK businesses over £100 billion

Employee absence cost UK businesses over £100 billion in 2023. Discover how to track, manage, and reduce absenteeism to improve productivity and morale.

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The Employer’s Checklist for 2025

It’s 2025, and it’s time to make sure your house is in order with our Employer Checklist This checklist will guide you through the top 10 areas you should review, including the complete employee life cycle, to get the very best out of your team and business this year.   Legal compliance This is at […]

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How Employee Surveys Empower You to Make Better Decisions

As a business leader, making big decisions is part of your role, and employee surveys are one of the most effective tools to guide you. By providing valuable insights into your team’s experiences and perspectives, employee surveys help you make informed decisions that drive positive change and improve workplace culture.   This is where employee […]

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4-step system: How to improve the performance of your employees

Putting systems in place to review and improve your employees’ performance is important because your employees’ performance directly impacts your bottom line.   What is Performance Management? ‘Performance Management’ is an umbrella term HR consultants use to describe strategies or actions to review and improve employee performance. What are the benefits of Performance Management? • […]

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How can you fix the three biggest workplace conflicts?

The three biggest workplace conflicts and how to fix them Workplace conflict is nothing new. We spend a huge chunk of our lives at work, rubbing shoulders with managers and colleagues who have different personal values, beliefs and work ethics to our own. Throw into the mix a lack of communication, a healthy competition for […]

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Bye bye to “The Great Resignation” and hello to the “Big Stay Era”

Bye bye to “The Great Resignation” and hello to the “Big Stay Era” The aftermath of COVID-19 brought a wave of change and adaptation for businesses. As the UK Labour market fluctuated, vacancies hit record highs in what became known as The Great Resignation – a period of high job turnover and employee job-hopping. Now, […]

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Can you legally ask if someone is Neurodivergent?

Can you legally ask if someone is Neurodivergent? The CIPD estimates that 1 in 5 people are neurodivergent in some way, representing a significant proportion of any workforce.   Businesses must consider neurodiversity as an essential part of their ED&I strategy and their people management approach. Yet, for some businesses, neuro-inclusion can be bewildering and […]

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How Unconscious Bias Can Affect Employee Engagement and Retention

How Unconscious Bias Can Affect Employee Engagement and Retention While most of us have heard the term ‘unconscious bias’, it’s easy to dismiss it as something that affects others and not us. The reality is that unconscious bias affects everyone to some degree. Described as a ‘hidden flaw’, evidence suggests that, regardless of our role […]

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How to Handle Flexible Working Requests (Employment Rights Bill)

How to Handle Flexible Working Requests (Employment Rights Bill) What does the new Flexible Working amendment mean for you and your business? How should you handle requests for flexible working? What are your employees’ rights in this area, and what are yours?   Here’s everything you need to know.   What change has been made […]

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700 construction workers take their own lives every year in the UK

700 construction workers take their own lives every year in the UK That’s a minimum of two lives lost, every single day, which is a really scary and awful statistic. What a grim reality to remind us of the profound impact of mental health challenges within the construction industry.   Some unique factors might be […]

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What is Constructive Dismissal?

What is Constructive Dismissal? You’ve probably heard the term ‘constructive dismissal’ before, but are you clear on what it actually means? Constructive dismissal is the term that applies when a change to an employee’s working conditions or unfair treatment forces them to quit. Sometimes this is confused with unfair dismissal, which is where you fire […]

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Not completing right to work checks? You could be fined up to £60k

Not completing right to work checks? You could be fined up to £60k The maximum fine for employing an illegal worker is increasing from £20,000 to a whopping £60,000. And if you’re found to knowingly employ an illegal worker, you can also face criminal charges. The Government can audit you at any time and if […]