Month: September 2016

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Emma Browning

Three ways to rocket your team’s performance

So when you take a look at how your business is performing, are you satisfied with what’s being achieved? A little reflection is always useful, but now’s the time to start thinking about end of year results. You’ve got targets to meet and goals to smash, and if you want to ensure that your plans become a reality, then you’re going to have to give some serious consideration to how you’ll make sure you get the most out of your staff. Sometimes though, this can be much easier said than…
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Employment law
Emma Browning

Legal Round Up

“Protected conversations”  Since July 2013, we have had in place the law designed to implement the concept of “protected conversations” – the idea is that employers (or employees) can start a dialogue about an agreed exit from the business without the employee (or employer) being able to rely on the conversation in court if nothing comes of the discussion. The Appeal Tribunal has just considered its first case on these provisions in Faithorn Farrell Timms LLP v Bailey.  The Tribunal decided that the confidentiality of the exit discussions extended to…
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Culture and change
Emma Browning

How to be a Great Employer

Your culture is defined as “the way we do things around here” and will be created in part by your people policies and practices. Anyone that knows me well, will know that I am always wittering on to my clients about the importance of developing the right people policies and practices. There are many benefits to having suitable employment policies in place. Setting standards is the key to healthy workplace relations. It can reduce the need for disciplinary and legal action. It may also increase productivity and morale, as well…
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Policies and procedures
Emma Browning

Four Tips for Managing Sickness Absence

It’s inevitable that from time to time, your members of staff will get sick. It’s that time of year now when flu, coughs and colds and viruses start making the rounds, and it’s to be expected, and it’s something that you can’t really avoid as you grow your business and your workforce. As an employer though, you need to be sure that you’re managing your sickness policies and procedures in the right way. Without a robust approach, you could quickly find that sickness absence is seriously damaging productivity, and in…
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