Month: November 2016

Employment law
Emma Browning

The five things you should know about disciplining an employee

1. The first question you need to ask yourself is why you want to discipline this employee. There needs to be a very clear reason and sound evidence to discipline any employee. Before making such an important decision, it is best to check with an HR or Legal professional as to whether your reasoning for the disciplinary action would be deemed reasonable in the eyes of the law. 2. Although employees with less than two years service can be dismissed fairly easily and without any legal comeback, you should think…
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Employment law
Emma Browning

You only want to recruit the best people don’t you?

1.Before you even think about employing someone, make sure you write a clear job description outlining their Key Responsibility Area’s (KRA’s) that also details the Key Competencies or Skills they need to perform in their role. A good way to test whether the job description you have written makes sense, is to ask someone else to read it. If they can tell you what the person will be doing in their role and what skills they need, then you have written a good Job Description. If they can’t tell you…
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Culture and change
Emma Browning

Snacking and why its important………..

We all know how hard it is to find good people at the moment, and it’s all the little extras that employers are offering that are making people decide whether to work for you or go elsewhere to your competitors. Because of this, lots of my clients are working with me to look at what they can do or offer their existing employees or potential employees to make them more attractive, and one of those things is FOOD! If you want your team to become as productive as possible, you…
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Employment law
Emma Browning

10 illegal questions NOT to ask at interview

Introduction If you’re in the process of recruiting new staff members for your business, you’ll know that the interview process can be more than just a little bit daunting. You need to find the best people for the job as quickly as possible, but you’re also aware that you need to stay on the right side of the law and ensure that your processes aren’t in any way discriminatory. The truth is that most business owners have the best intentions when it comes to recruitment, and want to give everyone…
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