Are you struggling to get your staff to listen to you 🗣️? You probably don’t want to admit that here, but between us, you’re not alone. We have worked with loads of business owners who’ve had the same challenge. But fear not - there are solutions! In our...
We’ve all heard of dysfunctional families. Many of us come from them! But have you considered that you might be part of a dysfunctional workplace? A recent study found that 72% of people have left a job because of a toxic workplace. That’s a really high figure,...
When you’re running a business, you need to have a close team of people that you trust implicitly to make sure things are being done the right way. Sure, things go wrong every now and then. That’s the nature of the beast. But if your teams...
The big day is drawing ever closer, and if you have still got a few gifts to buy you can understand the temptation of hopping online to tick a few more off the list. But when this is being done in working hours it has the...
As a great employer you know that you take on a duty of care for every employee you have. And at this time of year, that still stands. Especially when it comes to work Christmas parties or events – they’re classified as an extension of the...
Following recently revised ACAS guidance on suspending employees, we are urging our clients, more than ever, to be cautious about suspending employees pending investigations, and to seek our advice first. If you are adjudged to have unreasonably suspended an employee, you could be breaching the implied...
Managing employees’ performance is a continuous process, making sure that the performance of employees contributes to the goals of their teams and the business. An engaged employee is someone who takes pride in their job, shows loyalty towards their line manager, team, or company, and goes...
Picture Credit: My Seat In Office No Windows; Roy HS NG Poor management can have a long-lasting negative effect on a business and ultimately, its profitability. A lack of leadership and managerial skills impacts the workforce and below, we’ve mentioned a few of the most detrimental: Reduced Productivity If...
Picture Credit: Mitchell Lokiec looks over the shoulder of operator chairwoman Ablina Galderisi for a time-motion study, February 8, 1957. https://catherwood.library.cornell.edu/ Performance management is defined as “the systematic process by which an employer works with employees to improve effectiveness in the accomplishment of work objectives or...
It may have been the last straw at the end of a very long week. You felt let down, embarrassed and humiliated by an employee’s behaviour. Frankly, you’d like them to go. It’s tempting to proceed directly to dismissal when it’s obvious misconduct has occurred. However,...
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