by adam.knight@astonishemail.com | Feb 8, 2017 | Weekly Blog
How businesses take on workers has come under the spotlight, with the government announcing an Employment Practices Review. And about time too! With zero-hour contracts, casual staff and so called ‘self-employed staff’, there is a lot to investigate. If your business...
by adam.knight@astonishemail.com | Feb 8, 2017 | Employment Law
The revolution that has been happening over the last ten years has transformed the way we live. Mobile phones have gone from merely calling and texting devices to windows on the whole world. We can check emails, grab an Uber and post a picture of a fancy breakfast...
by adam.knight@astonishemail.com | Feb 2, 2017 | Weekly Blog
With 2015 set to be a busy year in the world of HR here is a checklist of changes on the horizon. All are launched in April unless otherwise stated: Shared parental leave – OK not technically on the horizon as it was launched on 1 Dec 2014 but it does apply to babies...
by adam.knight@astonishemail.com | Feb 2, 2017 | Weekly Blog
No! Not if women give it a bit more elbow grease, says Sheryl Sandberg, CEO of Facebook and co-author of Lean In. The book argues that aside from societal structures holding women back from progression in the workplace, women hold themselves back. This is down to a...
by adam.knight@astonishemail.com | Feb 2, 2017 | Weekly Blog
It’s April Fools’ Day and given how many people are employed, the jokers amongst us may choose the workplace to exercise their mischievous streak. While some people can laugh off a prank, a common reaction to being a victim of a practical joke is to seek revenge – by...