In both my experience of the corporate environment and my work as an HR consultant, I often see managers take the easier route when faced with underperformance: they avoid it. Issues are left unaddressed until they escalate to a point where action becomes unavoidable....
There is a myth that AI always saves money in HR, especially for small businesses, but that can be dangerous. Leonie Goodman Consulting stresses that HR should make sure businesses meet legal compliance and that human oversight still matters, particularly as UK...
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 dismissal claim. From day one, employees are...
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. But how do you manage a...
On October 26 2024 new laws came into force on the sexual harassment policy which means that there is more onus on the employer to show that they have taken reasonable steps to prevent this happening in their Workforce. Up until now we had a policy, procedures, you...