Absence rates between young employees and their older colleagues
Another day, another research report – this time highlighting the difference in absence rates between young employees and their older colleagues.
Happy Days? How happiness at work is key to productivity
What are your levels of happiness at work? Did you bounce into work joyfully and end the day with the warm glow of a job well done? Or did you turn in reluctantly, fritter away your time and not really […]
Sick of work? Managing workplace absenteeism
I’m sorry I couldn’t write this blog post yesterday, but my pet rabbit escaped and I had to rescue him from the foxes in the woods.
Changes afoot to PAYE legislation…
There’s nothing like a deadline to concentrate the mind, so I’m giving you plenty of notice that changes are afoot to the PAYE legislation system from 2013 onwards.
To surf or not to surf. Internet policies at work
Publication of the top 10 websites visited by Department for Transport staff while they are at work makes for interesting reading.
Wish you were here? What’s your HR holiday policy?
Several of my friends have been away on holiday this week – but I have to say I haven’t really missed them.
Staff Welfare: What HR issues have the London riots raised for you?
I was working yesterday with a colleague whose 18-year-old is on work experience at the HQ of a well-known retailer in London. She was both grateful and relieved that they not only sent her daughter home early, but also considered […]
Happy Holidays? Getting it Right With Managing Staff Leave
There’s nothing like a row over holiday dates and managing staff leave to cause a bad atmosphere at work – although one stylist at hairdresser Toni & Guy may have taken her dissatisfaction a step too far.
A year today: What impact will the Olympic games have on your business?
So it’s a year today to the start of the Olympic Games… and not a day too soon for businesses to start planning for the impact it will have on their day-to-day operations.
Managing Social Media in the Workplace
Another day, another social media scandal. But it’s not just celebrities tripping themselves up on Twitter or falling foul of Facebook.