HR Insights for UK Employers
Advice and Guidance on All HR Matters for UK Employers
News and information that you may find useful when managing HR.
Rather than just lump all our posts together, we’ve grouped them up so that you can get to the topics you’re most interested in:
Advice & Guidance on
Outsourced HR
and Other Options for Managing HR in Your Business
Our latest posts on Outsourced HR…
Should You Hire or Outsource HR?
When a business reaches the point where it requires more formal HR support, one of the questions asked is “Should we outsource or hire HR?” There are pros and cons…
What Are the Factors That Lead to HR Outsourcing?
There are various factors that can lead to a company making the decision to outsource HR. We talk with many companies who are considering outsourcing their HR and there are…
What Should You Consider Before Outsourcing HR Activities?
Outsourcing is one option for businesses to manage their HR. The success of outsourcing is, of course, mostly down to the quality of the outsource provider. There are, however, some…
More articles can be found on our Options for Managing HR Advice & Guidance page.
Advice & Guidance on
Managing Grievances
Here is our Manager’s Step-By-Step Guide to Managing Employee Grievances:
Our latest posts managing employee grievances…
How Big a Threat Are Claims of Constructive Dismissal?
One employee issue our clients often worry about is having an employee resign and claim constructive dismissal based on dissatisfaction with some element of their employment or how they have…
Employee Issues: When the Grievance Can’t be Solved
Grievances don’t always lead to the result that the employee desires. As such, it is important that you take the right steps after the grievance if it can’t be solved,…
How to Conduct a Grievance Investigation
A key step in a grievance process will be the need to conduct an investigation and, in this post, we’ll explore frequently asked questions on conducting a grievance investigation.
More articles can be found on our HR Insights for Managing Employee Grievances page.
Advice & Guidance on
Managing Disciplinary Matters
Here is our Manager’s Step-By-Step Guide to Managing Disciplinaries:
Our latest posts managing disciplinary matters…
6 Possible Disciplinary Hearing Outcomes
Navigating the outcomes of disciplinary hearings can be challenging and it is important for managers to decide on the outcomes which are fair and reasonable. In this blog, we walk…
FAQ on How to Conduct a Disciplinary Investigation
Conducting a disciplinary investigation is a critical process for any organisation when faced with potential employee misconduct. In this blog post, we’ll explore frequently asked questions on investigations during the…
How to Conduct a Disciplinary Hearing
This post provides the steps on how to conduct a disciplinary hearing and what needs to be considered. The guidance assumes that any necessary investigations have been undertaken and that…
More articles can be found on our HR Insights for Managing Disciplinaries page.
Advice & Guidance on
Managing Redundancies
Here is our comprehensive guide to making redundancies in your business.
Our latest posts providing guidance on specific topics when managing redundancies in your business…
Who Should Be Involved in Redundancies When There’s No HR?
Managing a redundancy process requires a great deal of knowledge regarding employment law and insight into potential risks and pitfalls. If an organisation has HR support, they will have access…
Alternatives to Redundancy: What are the Options?
Making employees redundant is time consuming, can be costly, can disrupt the work place, can damage a company’s reputation in the market and is legally quite complicated. This post looks…
How Should a Business Decide Who is at Risk of Redundancy?
A key part of redundancy planning is to identify which employees are impacted by the changes a business is proposing. This is called “pooling” and, in this post we look…
More articles can be found on our Managing Redundancies page.
Advice & Guidance on
Managing People
Our latest posts providing advice and guidance on managing people…
Tips on Addressing Employee Negativity
Employee negativity is probably something that we have all come across at some point in our careers. No business is immune! It happens in every business and every industry. So…
How Big a Threat Are Claims of Constructive Dismissal?
One employee issue our clients often worry about is having an employee resign and claim constructive dismissal based on dissatisfaction with some element of their employment or how they have…
What Do You Do When Employee Use of Social Media Turns Nasty?
There are some forms of social media use, however, that step over the line to become harassment and bullying (both direct and anonymous) which are potentially damaging to your employees…
Advice & Guidance on
HR Best Practice
Our latest posts on best practice for managing HR in your business…
6 Possible Disciplinary Hearing Outcomes
Navigating the outcomes of disciplinary hearings can be challenging and it is important for managers to decide on the outcomes which are fair and reasonable. In this blog, we walk…
Who Should Be Involved in Redundancies When There’s No HR?
Managing a redundancy process requires a great deal of knowledge regarding employment law and insight into potential risks and pitfalls. If an organisation has HR support, they will have access…
Company Liability at Corporate Events
Company liability at corporate events has come up for our clients on a number of occasions, and there has been an interesting case ruling that we think people should be…
Advice & Guidance on
UK Employment Law
Our latest posts on UK Employment Law and HR legislation in the UK…
6 Possible Disciplinary Hearing Outcomes
Navigating the outcomes of disciplinary hearings can be challenging and it is important for managers to decide on the outcomes which are fair and reasonable. In this blog, we walk…
TUPE Transfers: Answers to TUPE FAQ
TUPE has been in place in the UK since 1981 and yet remains one of the most complicated and frustrating piece of employment legislation. Nonetheless, it’s here to stay for…
Setting up a Competitor using Stolen Business Contacts
This post runs through some recent case law which provides insights into employees attempting to steal business contacts to set up a rival business. It then provides guidance on how…
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