Why are optometrist vacancies in the UK so difficult to fill?
Recent research has revealed vacancies for optometrists are often open for long periods of time. Zoe Wickens asks optical recruiters and employers why
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HR file: Change for the better
HR file: Change for the better
Tim Scott says a company’s culture can’t be changed overnight by writing a ...
Keeping your staff on side
HR file: Keeping your staff on side
Andy Caldicott examines the efficiency of long service awards as a staff benefit
HR file: Reference point
HR file: Reference point
Rhiannon Jenkins considers the key points when providing or asking for a ...
HR file: Green credentials
HR file: Green credentials
Where companies are going wrong in their ethical stance, how this can affect ...
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 ...
How to dismiss employees
HR file: Letting them know you’re letting them go
Phil Allen gives his five top tips for giving notice of dismissal to employees
Accentuate the positive
HR file: Accentuate the positive
Optimism is nothing more than a set of mental habits and routines that anyone ...
HR file: Supporting employees through the menopause
HR file: Supporting employees
Kate Pearlman-Shaw says without effective support for menopausal employees organisations risk losing or alienating key talent
HR file: Workplace wellbeing, depression and anxiety
HR file: Workplace wellbeing
Jenny Roper reports on the state of mental health in UK workplaces
HR file: What employers can do about bad weather absence
Bad weather absence
William Cowell considers whether pay can or should be withheld if employees can’t get to work
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: How to manage fixed term staff
Fixed term staff
Charlotte Marshall outlines what you need to consider taking on fixed-term Christmas staff
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
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DISPENSING OPTICIAN / PRACTICE MANAGER | CATERHAM | INDEPENDENT | £30k-£35k AWARD WINNER
Caterham | £30k - 35k
Optical Practice Manager
Brighton | £25,000
Optical Practice Manager
Nuneaton | £23,000
Optical Practice Manager
Southampton | £25,000
