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...

Social Media storms, how they impact employment and how social media is so very unforgiving.

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...

I use GB rather than "Great" Britain as over the past 5-10 years the adjective great seems no longer a relevant prefix. Not to be too pessimistic there have ...

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.

For many years now “Brits” have enjoyed the reputation of being a nation of dog lovers. British households in total care for over 6.6 million dogs. However, ...

Well I have done it; I have completed my first marathon 26.2 miles the full length of Loch Ness. It was not a quick time by any means and was extremely diffi...

In the midst of the Thomas Cook collapse, the “Day flight Robbery” of Tui, Ryan Air, Jet2 and BA hiking their fares to take advantage, traditional linear cap...

Hi this is Richard Pierce founder of Real People Management today’s podcast will be on a subject very close to my heart and very pertinent in the current wor...

……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...