HR digest – preventing people problems – are you up to speed?
Prevention is better than cure – no truer a statement when it comes to looking after yourself but this also applies to your next biggest asset – your people
While claims are slowly decreasing, there are still over half a million claims to be processed.
Read more about Business Secretary Vince Cable’s false economy employment law shake up here: http://www.hrdept.co.uk/blog/2012/9/26/false-economy-idiom-cables-employment-law-shake
Read more in this week’s HR Dept blog about common issues that family run businesses face and have your say about why you have or haven’t hired family members into your business in our poll we are running: http://www.hrdept.co.uk/blog/2012/9/18/blood-runs-thicker-water
Is minimum wage enough to live on? Since the national minimum wage rates changed as of 1st October, we have been hearing a lot about a national ‘living’ wage which aims to strike a balance between net income and the cost of living.
- BYOD Bring your own device (to work)
- Are fitter employees more productive at work?
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When taking on new staff, the last thing you want to find out is that they have lied their way into employment.
Read more in this week’s blog about how a pilot faked his way into the cockpit of a commercial flight here: http://www.hrdept.co.uk/blog/2012/10/5/fake-it-until-you-make-it
The Bristol Team
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Fax: 0870 429 9215
Email: advice@hrdept.co.uk
Web: www.hrdept.co.uk
Belinda Newton – Director – HR Dept Exeter
Tel: 0845 8630653
Mobile: 07814 398093
Email: belinda.newton@hrdept.co.uk
Web: www.hrdept.co.uk
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