Mental health at work
Mental ill-health can have a huge impact on employees and businesses alike. It is important to identify and resolve issues promptly.
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What are the alternatives to redundancy?
There are lots of steps that can be taken to ease the woes that may lead to considerations of redundancy. Below some of the most popular methods are looked at but there are additional ways, including commercial methods not discussed below, to try and avoid redundancy.
The correct clause in employment contracts
Christmas is a really busy time for everyone, especially those in the food retail sector. With supply chain issues for larger retailers, it is likely that smaller independent retailers will welcome more customers than in previous years and will therefore require more staff to service the needs of customers.
Absence management and why it’s important
An employment relationship is usually terminated in one of two ways: a resignation or a dismissal. We explain both below but the purpose of this blog is to examine what happens when an employer says “resign or be dismissed” or tries to force a resignation from an employee.
An employer’s guide to managing staff absences in retail & the FRA
Managing Staff Absences in Retail This blog focuses on an employer's guide to managing staff absences in retail. There is no noise worse than sniffing and nose blowing, but, in the midst of cold and flu season, both are inevitable. Of course, cold and flu season...
How to manage a workplace relationship
How to manage a workplace relationship This blog focusses on how to manage a workplace relationship. Love is in the air…especially in the workplace! More so than most people realise, a 2019 survey by vault.com showed that: 58% of employees are in a workplace...
Managing tips in retail
Managing Tips in Retail Employers are currently under no obligation to record the value of tips received or how tips are divided between their employees. The Government has recently announced that it will bring forward legislation that will require...
Deductions from pay in retail
Deductions from pay I want to deduct money from an employee’s pay. Is this possible? Yes. However, there are many circumstances where you will need employees to express signed consent in order to do so, obviously, you don't need an agreement to make...
Clocking in and out issues
Clocking in and out issues The thought of clocking in and out often makes people think of factory workers lined up punching their clock cards down at the start or end of a shift (does Coronation Street spring to mind?)! Clocking in and out still has huge benefits...