As an employer, you should: take any complaint of sexual harassment very seriously handle it fairly and sensitively The employee or worker making the complaint may start by talking to you to try and resolve the problem. If they do not feel comfortable doing this or the issue is particularly serious, they can raise a formal grievance. […]
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A ‘reasonable adjustment’ is a change to remove or reduce the effect of: an employee’s disability so they can do their job a job applicant’s disability when applying for a job The reasonable adjustment could be to: the workplace the ways things are done get someone to help the employee or job applicant Example of […]
Articles, Culture, Disciplinaries and grievances, How To, HR
What to do when an employee raises a grievance
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Mar
Mar
Many workplace problems can be resolved informally, for example through a quiet chat. An employee could raise a problem informally by telling their line manager or someone else at work (for example, another manager or someone in HR). It does not have to be in writing at this stage. Take the problem seriously If an […]
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Mar
Redundancy can create difficult situations and conversations in your organisation. You should think about how to support: employees at risk of redundancy managers who are breaking the news the people leading the consultation employee representatives staff that are staying on It’s often forgotten that those staying on experience stress from seeing colleagues and friends being […]
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Mar
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You can avoid job losses by planning ahead and looking at other options. Before making employees redundant you should see if you can: offer voluntary redundancy or early retirement agree to flexible working temporarily reduce working hours ask employees to stop working for a short time retrain employees to do other jobs in your business let […]
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If someone needs time off because a person close to them has died, it’s important their employer approaches the matter sensitively. For example: giving the person the time they need to deal with the bereavement considering the person’s physical and emotional wellbeing, including once they’ve returned to work A sensitive approach can help keep a […]
5 Ways to Boost Employee Retention, Illustrated by Top Businesses Main organisations across the globe make employee retention a business priority. Apart from long-term techniques, they have also put in place specific ideas which have assisted in enhancing retention. The following are five illustrations to inspire you. 1. Design a progression track for every field, […]
Agile has been in existence as an approach for decades in software development but is spreading through organisations as they realise that all teams would reap the benefits of operating less rigidly. To thrive in today’s environment, companies need to adjust quickly to market or industry change; something which often indicates a fundamental transformation away […]
The obvious answer to this question would be the “HR” Department or “People Function” but is it? If tomorrow, you decided to start up a company you most likely won’t have an HR department. You will most likely make most of the decisions of whom to hire and what to pay them. Giving the amount […]