Preventing People Problems Promptly Professionally Purposefully……

‘But I hit Mr Lumba AFTER he sacked me’ maintains strip club manageress who claimed unfair dismissal, and won £25,000.

We know that sexual harassment still happens in the workplace, but is ‘just joking’ an excuse for inappropriate workplace behaviour?

Considering the amount of time spent together at work, it is no shock that colleagues develop close relationships with one another. We particularly encourage those relationships in smaller companies because a positive working environment can increase productivity. But how close is ‘too close’?

Is tearing up certain aspects of employment law the answer to boosting growth? Put simply ‘no’.

Following on from plans being announced and later shelved for ‘no fault dismissals’ we may have to look at the subject with rose tinted glasses as we are certainly not supporters of the idea. Why?

See the Preventing People Problems Blog to see what we think of this year’s debated ‘no fault dismissals’ idea. http://www.hrdept.co.uk/blog/2012/9/12/whose-fault-it-anyway

The HR Department are hosting the seminar before lunch in Exeter on 10/10/12

Exeter Racecourse

Seminar before lunch hosted by The HR Dept

Led by Belinda Newton, we will present an Introduction to Human Resources seminar which will contain a step by step guide on how to comply with ever changing employment law and how to avoid a nasty employment tribunal.

By the end of the seminar, we will have: 

• Identified key employment legislation businesses must adhere to
• Given a unique insight into HR policies and procedures and how to write and implement them
• Openly discussed examples of what can go wrong and how to rectify it
• Provided tips on how to deal with specific issues