In his public address yesterday, the Prime Minister advised that “you should go to work if you can’t work from home”, emphasising that those working in const...

Well it's mental health awareness week so here's a few things you can do to support your own and others mental health during this extraordinary time. Conside...

Investigations are a vital but difficult part of workplace management. The value of a proper investigation can’t be overstated: it plays a pivotal role in th...

First of all, I hope you and your loved ones are all well and staying safe. At the time of writing this article its been a week since the government announce...

Things have moved rapidly since the Prime Ministers first national COVID-19 update. At the point this blog is posted schools are about to close to all childr...

In my one of my recent blogs I referred to the CIPDs latest workplace labour market survey which reported that despite their being increasing employment oppo...

As I look back at my childhood, I sometimes wonder why I am the way I am, that I have the beliefs and outlook I do. Was there a defining moment, person or ev...

According to the latest CIPD Labour Market Survey published in the Autumn 2019 employment opportunities are largely positive. Despite this 43% of employers s...

The above meme was posted on LinkedIn last week; this promoted a degree of debate some vehemently disagreeing, some clearly supporting the sentiment of the ...

Businesses and organisations are becoming more focused on the actual requirements of existing and potential customers. Organisations are also innovating and ...

The importance of conducting fair investigations can help you avoid unnecessary expense, time and exposure to potential employment tribunal claims. In certai...

I recently attended a really useful and informative employment law seminar hosted by the excellent recruitment company Fortem People and presented by the ver...

Mental Health impacts 1 in 4 people and approximately 4.2 days per year are lost due to illness caused by financial worries.

……It depends. Helpful (not), but as with many disputes, grievances, employee relations issues it is not simply a case of yes or no, right or wrong. The key i...

This blog is inspired in part by some ex-colleagues who invited me out for dinner and drinks last night so first of all a big thank you to Wyn, Jonathan and ...

Rewind 9 months ago; nearly 17 stone, stressed/anxious & starting to struggle through a recently downloaded #Couchto5k app. Since then lots has happened, I s...