Holidays in the Workplace are an important employee right but they can create issues at times. Yes, it may only be February, but we're all looking ahead to our Summer holidays... right? With holidays comes time off work, and this can sometimes create complications for...
Your employee handbook template is more than a resource employees will leave on their desks for years to come. It’s more than a recitation of basic staff rights and responsibilities too. In fact, it’s also a way to set forth your policies and expectations. Most...
It's the Summer Holidays and that time of year when a lot of your staff are taking time off. This can be a quiet time of the year due to this. In addition, it's important that you encourage productivity and continue to work on your business despite this. You can use...
Download the e-book GDPR, officially known as the General Data Protection Regulation, represents a landmark legislation enacted by the European Union (EU) to address the evolving landscape of data protection and privacy in the digital age. It serves as a comprehensive...
The summer season can be hectic with managing holiday planning in your business. This is the time of year when your staff are flying out to warmer climates. Some employees with young children may not have this opportunity. Working parents can be faced with balancing...
How to manage staff holidays? Things seem to go to bad to worse for Ryanair following the way they’ve not managed holiday entitlement. As you will know, they have had to cancel thousands of flights, and their reputation has been severely damaged with threats of legal...
Picture your workplace and ask yourself: What could harm people? What steps can you take to reduce that harm? This is the foundation of risk assessment, and it’s a process you should constantly consider to reduce liability, comply with workplace safety laws, and keep...
As your business and team grow it’s likely that from time to time you may experience some unforeseen challenges with your employees that you will have to deal with. We recognise that it’s important to the smooth running of your business to be able to nip these things...
In this weeks question of the week, we explain what the advantages are of have a probationary period in place. Question What are the advantages of a probationary period? Answer It is good practice to make use of a probationary period with a new staff member. By having...
We get asked HR related questions every day and each week we will be sharing our top question of the week that we have been asked here at The HR Booth. In this week’s question of the week we explain what to do in adverse weather conditions when employees are unable to...
As the nights start to close in and winter approaches, there are lots of opportunities for staff to let their hair down and socialise after work. Depending on the traditions of the company, there may be Halloween, Bonfire and of course Christmas parties organised by...
Discover crucial workplace mobile phone usage policies to boost productivity and reduce distractions effectively