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Have you ever received papers from the Employment Tribunal telling you that one of your employees has made a Claim against you?  I bet many of you reading this can say with confidence “no”.  That’s great, but did you know that the chances of receiving one have now significantly increased following a Judgement of the […]

I am really loving being part of Psychologies Life Labs! Thought I would give you some holiday reading, so here are my last three blogs (just in case you missed them). I would also encourage you to have a look around the rest of the site, there are so many great articles on there! How to be a likeable […]

You may have aware from recent media reporting that Mencap, a learning disability charity, has agreed to pay staff who carry out sleep-in shifts the national minimum wage (NMW), despite previously claiming that that such an undertaking would take it to the brink of insolvency. Its decision follows the Judgment of the Employment Appeal Tribunal […]

The world of Employment law was shook once again yesterday when the news broke that Employment Tribunal fees are no longer lawful. But what does that mean? Previously, in order to bring a claim in the Employment Tribunal you had to pay fees that could tot up to as much as £1200- so you really […]

Employment Tribunal Issue fees have been controversial since they were introduced. The main complaint was that the fees prohibited access to justice for many individuals who could not afford them.  Claims have dropped by 79% in 3 years. The Supreme Court has ruled that employment tribunal fees are unlawful and the law will now have […]

How many times do you get asked that question? We know we get asked it a lot. Recently, we read that when a cleaner at NASA was asked what he did for a living his response was that he ‘put men on the moon’, we LOVED this! It is so important to know what you […]

Are you the kind of manager that finds it hard to delegate?  Is it quicker to do it yourself rather than teach someone else to do it or explain what you want?  Do you think that you are the only one that can do it? STOP! Stand back……….really?  You only have so many hours in […]

Following on from my radio debut on Radio Nottingham, I thought it would be worth giving you a heads up on lunch breaks; The Law, The Practice and The Advice! I was asked – do I take a lunch break? The answer is not always. My employer encourages breaks but my age-old excuse is that […]

It’s so easy to become consumed with an issue at work.  You can play scenarios in your head, catastrophise and wind yourself up about it.  I’ve done it myself so many times! Have you? “They are not performing” “They are lazy” “They don’t care about the business” “They are playing the system” ……Maybe they’re not. […]

HR often gets a bad rap when it comes to managers making business decisions that affect people because those managers want to implement their decisions today, right now without the “hassle” that HR is making them go through. The fact of the matter is that you employ humans, not robots and it’s a matter of […]