We believe that there are some policies and guidance that every organisation should have. One of these is a statement about domestic abuse. Domestic abuse is experienced by one in four women and one in six men at some point in their lifetime. It is therefore very likely that all workplaces will have employees that …
When we talk about wellbeing we don’t always mean the same thing. For some it is about fitness. For others it’s about mental health. For others, it is simply about physical health (the absence of disease). There are so many lenses through which we can view a topic as broad as this; physical, psychological, nutritional, …
There are some employment policies that don’t have a big impact. Not in terms of numbers of employees impacted, at least. But to a small handful of people, these policies make all the difference in the world. Let me give you a few examples: Fertility Treatment Policies. Domestic Violence Policies. Premature Birth. Cancer. Menopause. Carers. …
Remember the saying that you only have one opportunity to make a first impression? Your recruitment process is your first impression. The candidate experience is everything that happens between a potential new recruit engaging with your organisation in a way that leads to them becoming a candidate (most often, seeing a job advertisement) through to the conclusion of …
As someone who has been involved in policy work for a good while, I remember the days when creating an email policy was a big deal. It had the same level of focus that social media policies get today. I’m sure that when workplaces first introduced desk phones we felt the need to tell people …
The Labour party recently announced that should they return to government they would introduce flexible working from day one, with the intention that there would be a presumption for flexible working with all roles. It’s hard to see how this could work in practice – but of course it all depends on what we actually …
Wondering what all the GDPR fuss is about? There is plenty of information out there – so here is our attempt to make it simple. Here are the practical steps that you need to be taking today in order to be ready for the new regime in May. 1. Review your contracts of employment …
We spend a lot of time doing policy work for our clients. A little while ago the question arose…. Should we have a policy on the menopause at work? My immediate response, fuelled by a general dislike of having a policy for absolutely everything, was…. no. Why would we need one? And then …
Conflict happens in all organisations, to some degree or another. Wherever there are people, there are diverging views, approaches and thoughts and the workplace is no different. Whilst steps can be taken to prevent or minimise it, the chances are that it is something that every organisation will need to deal with at some point. This …
I’m a social media evangelist. You’ll usually find me advocating its use to and for everyone from business leaders to small business to HR professionals. But for all its benefits, social media is not completely without risk for the organisation. We’ve all heard the horror stories – in fact when I speak about it, I often …
