Career conversations with employees
As a manager should you be introducing discussions with your direct reports about their career?
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Workplace pension rule changes
If you employ people, you need to give them a pension scheme. Under automatic enrolment, minimum pension contributions are required to change over time. As an employer are you up to date with these changes and planning ahead to introduce them?
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Returnships
Are you struggling to find the best talent for your business? If in the past you have had concerns with recruiting someone with gaps on their CV, then you should be cautious, but are you missing out on talent that is right on your doorstep? You could look at offering a returnship, helping someone who has been out of the workplace for a number of years whilst exposing a business to less risk.
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Can I check social media profiles when recruiting?
Social media has had a significant impact on the way business works, from organisations using these platforms with their recruiting and hiring, to reviewing a potential new recruit’s online presence. But are there risks with running these kinds of background checks on someone you are interviewing?
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Flexible and voluntary benefits
Flexible and voluntary benefits are increasing in popularity in the UK. When implemented well they can be a great way to attract and retain talent, if not they can be an expensive expenditure with little uptake.
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Can you dismiss an employee because of their controversial views?
What would you do if an employee was expressing controversial views that suddenly come in to the public domain? With the prolific use of social media, individuals and companies can easily find themselves under public scrutiny and views expressed can sometimes go viral.
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How do you choose between two strong job candidates?
Recruiting new hires takes time and is costly so finding the right candidate is vital. What happens when two strong candidates interview for the same role. How can you ensure you are making the right decision for your business?
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New GCSE grading
GCSEs in England are being reformed and this summer English and maths have been graded under the new system from 9 to 1. As an employer are you aware of the new grading system and how it works?
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Bullying and harassment in the workplace
Bullying in the workplace can be worryingly common and takes an enormous toll on businesses. Workplace bullies have always been around, but they are now more readily recognised as productivity killers and leave employers open to legal threats. Are you aware of any bullying or harassment behaviour in your workplace? As an employer, you should be ready to swiftly deal with this type of behaviour.
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New Data Protection bill
The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies to all organisations handling the data of EU citizens. This summer the UK government has made steps to ensure the UK will comply with EU data protection. How should organisations be preparing for this?
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