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March 19, 2025

Legal Considerations for Supporting Neurodivergent Employees

17th-23rd March marks Neurodiversity Celebration Week here in the UK. As part of these celebrations, we have dedicated this weeks’ blogs to exploring awareness of neurodivergence in the workplace. Earlier

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March 18, 2025

Neurodiversity in the Workplace: From Awareness to Action

This week is Neurodiversity Celebration Week, a worldwide initiative that challenges stereotypes and misconceptions about neurological differences. Neurodiversity is an increasingly important topic in the workplace, yet many organisations still

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March 5, 2025

‘Accelerate Action’: How HR can effectively embrace the theme for International Women’s Day 2025

International Women’s Day (IWD) 2025 is celebrated this Saturday, 8th March. Every year, IWD picks a theme for the day. For 2025, the theme is ‘Accelerate Action’ chosen, according to

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February 19, 2025

Lessons from the Andrew Gwynne WhatsApp Scandal: managing employee conduct on social media

The recent controversy surrounding Labour MP Andrew Gwynne, who was sacked as a Health Minister after being implicated in a WhatsApp group where inappropriate comments were made, serves as a

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February 3, 2025

Effective HR Strategies for Managing Difficult Employees

A lot of people go into HR because you enjoy working with people and want to make a difference. But some employees make this task far more difficult than it

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January 28, 2025

From Administration to Liquidation: managing employment challenges in insolvency

Last week, BBC News reported that a record number of businesses are experiencing financial distress and facing insolvency. For HR professionals, it is important to understand the employment implications. In

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January 24, 2025

Negotiating Settlement Agreements: 7 Top Tips

These tactics in negotiations will enhance your effectiveness as you walk into complex discussions surrounding settlement agreements with employees. Thorough preparation is important before entering negotiations. Understand all aspects of

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December 4, 2024

‘Read all about it!’ – future claims and settlement agreements hit the headlines again as BBC newsreaders launch appeal

There are two different ways that employment disputes can be effectively and validly settled: by using an Acas COT3 agreement; or by signing a settlement agreement complying with the legal

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November 20, 2024

Winter Weather and the Workplace

Earlier this week, parts of the UK experienced their first significant snowfall of this year. As a nation with a seasonal climate you would have thought that we would be

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November 13, 2024

Protected Conversations

Pre-termination negotiations: 5 things HR need to know It is a fact of working life that situations can arise where an employer, for whatever reason, wants to cut ties with an

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November 8, 2024

What Does a Fair Redundancy Consultation Look Like?

When the Employment Appeal Tribunal handed down its judgment in the case of Haycocks v ADP RPO last year it caused something of a stir. Last week, we got the

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October 23, 2024

Good Sustainability Practices in the Workplace: How Companies Can Make a Positive Impact

Sustainability is an essential part of responsible business practice. Companies that implement good sustainability practices are not only helping the environment but also improving their reputation, saving costs, and fostering

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