Category: Managing people
Tools and techniques to help you, and your team’s, management skills.
A Client Has Complained About Your Employee. What Happens Next?
Do you know what you would do in this situation? Here’s our advice to ensure a fair and reasonable outcome.
Are Your Employee Benefits Delivering Real Value?
How do you know if your benefits package is providing the ‘benefit’ you wanted it to? What can you do to see if it’s hitting the mark or just costing you money?
Your harassment policy isn’t enough anymore
The law around preventing sexual harassment in the workplace is changing from October 2026 and having a policy is no longer enough.
Hiring from July? What You Do Now Matters More Than Ever
The law on claiming unfair dismissal is changing and the clock is already ticking for new hires who start in July.
Managing summer holiday requests fairly and confidently
Holiday requests can come in thick and fast – if you don’t have a plan you can come unstuck. Here’s how to create a smooth, fair process.
Probation periods aren’t obsolete – they’re business critical
Think probations are just an unnecessary tick-box exercise that takes up your time? This will make your think again…
Can you bring people back to the office without damaging your business?
The recent trend has seen larger organisations insist their workforce come back to the office. If it’s been on your mind, read this before taking any rash decisions.
When an Employee Isn’t Following Instructions: How to Handle It Fairly and Confidently
There could be a whole host of reasons for employee ‘bad behaviour’; here’s how to uncover the truth and fix the issue.
New Financial Year: Is Your HR Budget Working Hard Enough?
Most businesses wouldn’t dream of running sales or marketing without a clear budget. Yet HR—the function responsible for your people, performance and risk—often ends up operating without the same structure or intention.
How to handle conflict between two employees
When employees aren’t getting along the impact on them, their colleagues and your business can be significant. Here’s what to do…
How HR software can make you more efficient
Every business wants to be as efficient as possible. When it comes to your people, HR software can really help. Here’s how…
Can I fire someone for poor performance?
It can be hard to swallow when someone isn’t performing as you expect. But knee jerk reactions will not help! Read on to find out what you can do instead.