Dealing effectively with disciplinaries and grievances in the workplace is essential for fostering a culture of accountability and trust among employees and employers alike. Clearly defined disciplinary and grievance policies help establish the standards of acceptable...
Leonie Goodman offers personalised HR solutions tailored to the unique needs of small and medium-sized businesses, helping them drive growth, engagement, and compliance without the complexities of an in-house HR department. With over 18 years of senior HR leadership...
How do you know manage employee productivity when they are working from home? Most companies will have an HR information system where people will log in and log out so you know the hours that they are working. However, maybe...
Changes to UK unfair dismissal laws under the new Employment Rights Bill will take place around Autumn 2026. On of the biggest changes will be the removal of the two-year qualifying period for employees to bring an unfair...
We’ve discussed having a hybrid working pattern and guidelines on how to manage this in the workplace. We have also discussed how to get the best out of people who are just starting in the company to integrate them into the organisation....
If you're a sole trader and you're looking to employ your first member of staff, what would you need to do? You'd need an employment contract, some basic policies to cover both yourself and for the employee. This would include covering...
What do I need an HR professional for is a question I'm often asked. Well, have you got any employees? And even if you say one, I will say I presume you have a contract of employment? I presume you've checked whether they have the...
In this video independent HR consultant Leone Goodman discusses changes to sexual harassment policies in the UK. Have you thought about the recent changes to the sexual harassment policy and the fact that the burden of proof...
Working from home is such a big topic right now, primarily because hybrid working is the most common form of work pattern in the UK currently. Clients I work with, tend to have broad requirements such as...
Growing a startup is one of the most exciting (and chaotic) business journeys there is. You move fast, build quickly, and do whatever it takes to get the job done. But as your company scales; more people, more roles, more complexity; the systems that once worked start...
