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 [...]
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 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 [...]
