03 February

A deal is a deal…………..breaching a contract………
With all this talk of MP’s and the like baying for blood and demanding that Stephen Hester and other employees from RBS not be given a bonus and that their pay be cut, I am starting to get a bit worried. If I’m not mistaken he did not create the mess, his expertise was brought in [...]

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31 January

Let it snow let it snow let it snow
Its that time of year again when the weather can get in the way of a good days work. What do you do when employees genuinely cannot get into work because of the weather. Is it their fault? Well obviously some things cannot be avoided, however, I always think its good to operate on the [...]

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25 January

D.I.V.O.R.C.E
All this talk recently from Alex Salmond wanting to hold a referendum on Scotland leaving the UK and going it alone, I got to thinking about all the splits and breakups we have to deal with in HR as part of our daily grind. The employer/employee relationship is exactly that – a relationship and with [...]

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22 January

There may be trouble ahead…….
With tales of High St doom and gloom around, knock on effect of the Euro crisis, continuing recession and credit crunch, what do you do if you find out your company like La Senza, Peacocks, Blacks clothing or Barratts is in trouble and goes into administration? Firstly, you should speak to your staff as soon [...]

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14 January

999 …there is an emergency…..
I started a new assignment last week and one of my first crisis’ of sorts was when my HR Assistant (I have but the one), told me (in tears) that her childcare arrangements had fallen asunder and she needed to take the rest of the week off as emergency leave, it was payroll deadline week, [...]

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