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11.11.2019Reducing short-term sickness absenceAccording to new figures from the Office for National Statistics, 4.4 working days per UK worker were lost in 2018 because of sickness or injury. What can you do to manage high levels of short-term sickness absence in your business?Read full article
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Following a disciplinary hearing, Derby County FC has fined two of its players the equivalent of six weeks' wages after they were charged with drink-driving following a car crash. What is the legal position when employees misbehave outside the workplace...Read full article
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“Thousands” of Asda employees are apparently facing dismissal in November 2019 if they refuse to sign a new employment contract that will require them to work flexible hours and lose paid rest breaks. If you want to change an employee’s terms of...Read full article
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New research published by the University of Sussex indicates that placing a blanket ban on access to work e-mails outside office hours could potentially be harmful to some employees’ wellbeing and counter-productive to their work-life balance. Why is...Read full article
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The government has just announced that, according to its internal figures, there have been two million applications to the EU Settlement Scheme. The Scheme is designed to make it straightforward for EU citizens and their family members to stay in the...Read full article
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The charity Changing Faces has produced a new guide to help employers improve their recruitment processes for people with a visible difference. What’s a visible difference and what’s in the guide?Read full article
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A new survey by Totaljobs and Robert Walters suggests that 54% of female employees are unsatisfied with their pay, yet 57% have never attempted to negotiate an increase in their salary. If an employee does ask you for a pay rise, what do you need to...Read full article
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A worker in New Zealand recently made the international news headlines when he hired a clown to take as his companion to a redundancy consultation meeting with his employer. The clown then proceeded to noisily make animal balloons during the meeting...Read full article
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Following an 18-month pressure campaign by the West Yorkshire Police Federation, West Yorkshire Police has reversed its policy that prevented police officers from displaying their arm tattoos when on duty. If your dress policy bans visible tattoos, should...Read full article
