Breastfeeding in the Workplace…

…A conversation that many of us would positively avoid as we feel it is such a personal and intimate bonding time between mother and child. However as an Employer this is a topic that needs to be discussed. Whilst having Policies with regards to breastfeeding in the workplace and providing facilities for breastfeeding can be

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The Risks of ‘Private’ Social Media Messaging In The Workplace

With many organisations having moved to a work-from-home or hybrid arrangement for employees, beyond the general work discussions that take place on platforms such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams, there remains a need for social connection, and while not the same as a conversation over coffee in the canteen, social media goes a long way

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Employers Vs Sexual Harassment In The Workplace

  While attitudes towards gender equality have changed in recent times, even moreso since the #MeToo movement, sexual harassment in the workplace, while unlawful, still occurs with alarming regularity.  What is Sexual Harassment?  The Equality Act 2010 defines sexual harassment in the workplace as any behaviour, of a sexual nature, that is unwanted, offensive, intimidating

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Fit or Fake? The Covid-19 Edition

The Fit Note (or its full title of ‘Statement of Fitness For Work’) provides information to employers on short-term and long-term health conditions affecting individual employees, and the likely length of time they will be absent from work.  But in the age of Covid-19, where there are more genuine reasons for employees to be absent,

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Labour Shortages – 3 Ways To Minimise the Impact

Many UK small businesses and organisations are suffering from severe labour shortages, attributed to both the pandemic, and the new immigration laws that came into effect when the UK left the European Union. Employers have called for the government to address these shortages by making adjustments to their visa policies (for example, to allow HGV

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Fire and Re-Hire: The 4 R’s Of A Controversial Practice

With the end of the furlough scheme approaching (on 30th September 2021) many organisations may find themselves in a position where their existing employment terms and conditions are no longer viable. A decades-old practice, receiving much publicity recently, is ‘Dismissal and Re-engagement’, more commonly known as ‘Fire and Rehire’; so much so that the Department

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The Return Of The Summer Holiday?

Looking out of the window as I write this it is apparent that summer is fast approaching, and with it, the traditional holiday period and the long school summer break. We remain hopeful that the COVID-19 restrictions will continue to ease, including those imposed on international travel, albeit with the traffic light system in place,

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