Acas recently published new advice on the suspension of employees. The aim of which was to ‘help employers understand when they can consider suspension and the support they can offer’. The advice goes further than previously in terms of stressing the importance of giving full consideration before suspending an employee and recognising the potential [...]
Workplace conflict Many employers accept that from time to time (or in some cases, frequently) conflict in the workplace will arise. How they go about it usually depends on the culture of the organisation. Having worked in a variety of sectors of different sizes and business models, I have seen everything from leaders burying [...]
What is Outplacement Support? “Outplacement” is used to support employees facing a job loss with the transition to the next phase of their career. It is usually facilitated by an external provider and funded by the employer. Many employers facing the unpleasant task of making cuts question whether spending money on outplacement is counter-intuitive, [...]
What a difference 12 months makes... Mustard HR has been trading for a full year now. It is fair to say in that short period, the world of work (actually, the world full stop) has changed significantly and further changes look set to continue. The first six months of setting up as an Independent [...]
Way back at the end of March, when the Corona virus pandemic was only just starting to unfold in the UK and we all found ourselves in a very strange and unknown predicament, I had been asked to write a guest blog post on navigating a career and family life for Claire Brown Coaching, who [...]
Mustard HR was commissioned to support a redundancy situation due to a change in the direction of the business. The affected employees were placed at risk of redundancy and a consultation period commenced. Mustard HR worked with the client to carefully consider all representations put forward during consultation and respond to these accordingly. The [...]
Mustard HR recently wrote a guest blog post on flexible working for the parenting website and blog ‘The Resilient Mama’. This was pre COVID-19 restrictions in the UK and as we now know, the flexible working landscape seems to have changed somewhat (in terms of working from home anyway). However, the blog post focused [...]
Career’s aren’t just about success and progression, the seemingly 'bad' experiences we have at work can teach us a lot about what we want and where we are going. I’ve had times during my working life where I’ve felt frustrated, stuck and unappreciated. However, reflecting on this (mainly from my pre-HR days) I can [...]
I’m writing this following a friend, a fellow HR professional, being instructed to apologise as an outcome to a grievance. I couldn’t help feeling how utterly horrid and inhumane this course of action was. Firstly, enforcing an apology doesn’t usually work with a child, let alone a fully-fledged adult. But also, why would you [...]
Take the pain out of networking with my round up of local groups in part 2 of my networking blog… In the first of my networking blogs I explained how I’d come to realise the importance of networking when starting up your new business. I was surprised by the choice and diversity of groups [...]
Earlier this month I caught up with Anna Ives, a fellow HR Independent. Anna specialises in flexible working, which is also a big passion of mine. I was interested to find out about Anna’s experiences, what led her to specialise in flexible working and a how she applies this herself. You can read the [...]
Take the pain out of networking with my two-part round up of some local groups… Starting out as self-employed was a daunting prospect. After years of a regular salary and relative stability, I found myself at a crossroads wondering whether to continue to do what I knew and look for another employed HR role [...]
