HR file: Reference point
Rhiannon Jenkins considers the key points when providing or asking for a reference following new Acas guidance
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HR file: Green credentials
HR file: Green credentials
Where companies are going wrong in their ethical stance, how this can affect ...
HR file: Sticky situation
HR file: Sticky situation
Experts are predicting that this summer will be one of the hottest on record, ...
Get the best out of your team
HR file: Getting the best out of your practice team
The skills that make you into a great boss are the same ones that facilitate an ...
In focus: Employment rights
In focus: Pimlico ruling uncovers murky waters of employment rights
The ‘gig economy’ has become a talking point once again after a self-employed ...
Accentuate the positive
HR file: Accentuate the positive
Optimism is nothing more than a set of mental habits and routines that anyone ...
In focus: The Gender pay gap
In focus: Gender pay gap shows inequality in optics
As the gender pay gap debate rages on, the UK’s leading optical chains last ...
HR file: Supporting employees
HR file: Supporting employees through the menopause
Kate Pearlman-Shaw says without effective support for menopausal employees ...
HR file: Workplace wellbeing
HR file: Workplace wellbeing, depression and anxiety
Jenny Roper reports on the state of mental health in UK workplaces
HR file: How to manage fixed term staff
Fixed term staff
Charlotte Marshall outlines what you need to consider taking on fixed-term Christmas staff
Avoid a spectacle this Christmas
How to avoid a spectacle
Tina Chander considers the employment pitfalls of the work Christmas party and how to avoid them through careful planning
HR file: The significance of relationships and rituals at work
HR file: Work routines
The meaning employees attach to established routines and rituals can be sorely underappreciated says Pete Thomas
HR file: How businesses can prepare for gender pay gap reporting
Gender pay gap reporting
While the regulations target large organisations, companies of all sizes can take steps to close their gap, says Gideon Schulman
In focus: Where do locums stand in the ‘gig economy’?
In focus: Locums
Increased locum working within optics is representative of a more flexible approach to employment across the UK labour market, with a new report urging government to adapt to the ‘gig economy’. Joe Ayling reports
HR file: Effects of accents
HR file: Effects of accents
Even when speaking the same language, subtle differences in speaking styles can have persistent effects say Gazi Islam and Marcello Russo
HR file: The best cost-effective benefits for employees
HR file: Employee benefits
Peter Crush picks the best benefits to encourage employee engagement
HR file: When dress codes come into conflict with headscarves
HR file: Dress codes
The ECJ has decided it is not religious discrimination to ban Islamic headscarves at work. But care must still be taken says Alan Price
Onus is on employers to pick best pension for their staff
Staff pensions
How should you select the best pension provider for your business and employees? Tony Britton offers some guidance
HR file: How to host the perfect xmas party
HR file: The office party
Georgina Fuller identifies the top tips for wowing employees at Christmas
HR file: Why educating your workforce about alcohol matters
HR file: Alcohol awareness
Many people drink without realising the damaging effects. Employers have an important role to play, says Elaine Hindal
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