You wouldn’t run sales or marketing without a budget, so why leave HR to chance? You’re planning for the new financial year and allocating spend across the business, but HR often ends up as a reactive pot. Money gets spent only when something breaks. The problem is that reactive HR is the most expensive kind. […]
It’s frustrating when an employee stops following instructions. You’re trying to keep things moving and suddenly someone isn’t doing what you’ve asked. Before you take any action, you need to understand why the behaviour is happening. Refusal is one thing. A misunderstanding, lack of training or someone genuinely struggling is something completely different. Getting clear on the […]
A formal grievance is not something that you can afford to ignore or handle casually. You are busy running the business and may not be sure how serious a grievance really is. But once an employee puts something in writing, how you handle it matters as much as the issue they are raising. If you […]
