by HR Dept | Feb 5, 2018 | Weekly Blog
Written by Victoria Thomson, HR Dept Haywards Heath & Crowborough I found a chicken breast in my handbag…” Is this the opening line to a late-night comedy show? Or a confession to a priest from someone with kleptomania?! Although it might be funny, and sometimes...
by adam.knight@astonishemail.com | Jan 31, 2018 | Weekly Blog
In a shocking indictment of how far women’s rights still have to go, one in seven bosses admit they wouldn’t hire a woman of child-bearing age. This is because of the fear that they might go on maternity leave. Men (18%) are significantly more likely than women (10%)...
by adam.knight@astonishemail.com | Jan 4, 2018 | Weekly Blog
Written by Victoria Thomson, HR Dept Haywards Heath & Crowborough As the owner of a children’s day nursery, what would you say is your biggest HR headache? And how do you deal with it? Some would say it’s high levels of sick leave, or staff needing time-off...
by adam.knight@astonishemail.com | Oct 25, 2017 | Weekly Blog
It’s creeping ever closer to Halloween and you don’t always need pumpkins and ghouls to have a horror show. We’ve gathered some HR nightmares from across The HR Dept to give you a scare: A nightmare from payroll After a new payroll system was implemented at a...
