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Blog28th Apr 2020

#Timesup for bullying in the workplace

Movements such as #metoo and #timesup have highlighted a fundamental shift in culture resulting in people, who are subject to various forms of mistreatment in the workplace, being no longer prepared to suffer in silence. As such, businesses must increasingly…

Blog28th Apr 2020

What is Occupational Fraud and why must we take it seriously?

Occupational fraud refers to a fraud committed by an employee, against his or her employer. It is defined as the use of one’s occupation for personal enrichment through the deliberate misuse or misapplication of the employing organisations resources or assets.…

Blog18th Mar 2020

COVID-19: FAQs for Employers

As the situation surrounding COVID-19 continues to develop, we have been receiving a wide range of questions from our clients. We have compiled our most frequently asked questions into a quick reference guide which you can download below. Download *…

Blog17th Mar 2020

Gagging Order changes to enhance protection for Whistle-blowers

Non-disclosure agreements (NDA’s) can be used to prevent the spreading of anything likely to damage an organisation’s reputation or can apply to sensitive commercial information or trade secrets. In new guidance on NDA’s,Susan Clews, the chief executive of ACAS, said: “NDAs can be used legitimately…

Blog12th Mar 2020

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

In light of the current situation with regards to COVID-19 we would like to provide the assurance that we are closely monitoring the situation. We are taking measures to protect the health and safety of our team and if required,…

Blog4th Mar 2020

Coronavirus in the Workplace: Guide for Employers & Employees

We have been receiving a lot of questions from our clients about handling coronavirus in the workplace, so we have compiled our answers into a guide for employers and employees. If you have any questions that are not covered in…

Blog3rd Mar 2020

The Next Viral Trend… Problems with Employees!

By Philip Moody, Senior HR Consultant Throughout my time in HR, I have noticed that there is one problem that every single one of my clients have faced: People Problems. Whether it is an employee who is going through a…

Blog25th Feb 2020

Bracing for Brexit: Employment & Immigration Guide

The United Kingdom has now left the European Union, and has entered a Implementation Period (or Transition Period), which will continue until 31 December 2020. So, what is legally required of you and your EU/EEA/Swiss citizen employees during this Implementation…

Blog21st Feb 2020

Psychology & Neuroscience – Improving Learning Programmes

By Florenz Geraghty, Senior Learning and Development Consultant for Think People Consulting In the last 20 years there have been staggering advances in the field of neuroscience (the scientific study of the brain). The surge in knowledge has been enabled…

Blog28th Jan 2020

Could the budget affect your pension allowance?

The last couple of UK budgets have been quiet in relation to changes in pension legislation.  The media and general financial services industry have often tried to second guess changes, including a number of areas such as tax-free cash, salary exchange and pension allowances.  However, despite the almost…

By Richard Petrie

Blog21st Jan 2020

The Changing Role of the Sales Function in 2020

Not long ago, the successful salesperson was a product expert, a features master and, if she or he was a real winner, would have known their competitors’ products in as much detail as their own. Relationship was king; with sales…