Leadership development refers to activities that improve the skills, abilities and confidence of leaders. Programmes vary massively in complexity, cost and style of teaching. Coaching and mentoring ...

System changeover is concerned with the smooth shift from one way of doing things to another and the mitigation of disruption to business activities during the changeover. There are three main methods ...

We occasionally have grievances raised by employees who are going through a disciplinary procedure. I am putting together some guidelines for our Managers should this situation arise, and would be ...

What methods are currently used to assess trainer/facilitator performance in other organisations? I am particularly interested in what checklists or proformas people use when observing individual ...

Social media is one of the most powerful communication and collaboration tools of our time, but is still viewed with suspicion by organisations when it comes to their employees. But how can HR harness ...

Businesses may hire an external firm to handle all payroll functions to save time and money, reducing the need for in-house trained payroll staff, purchasing and maintaining appropriate software ...

Management training is training activity that focuses on improving an individual’s skills as a leader and manager. There may be an emphasis on soft skills, such as communication and empathy, which ...

My neighbour has been suspended from work on full pay whilst an issue is being investigated. He has not been told what the investigation is about or why he has been suspended. Can he insist on at ...

The panel discussed the current state of workplace wellbeing and what changes are needed in the future to make it better in our dynamic and ever-changing work environment. We strongly recommend you ...

Virtual HR refers to a range of options that connect employees directly with HR systems, allowing them to input data directly and bypass the need to go through a third-party – typically a member of ...

I want to move to wales and set up my own roadside burger van, but I don’t know what legal things I need to do so. Ie, what health and safty certaficates I need, what food and hygeine certaficates I ...